smooth breathing

English

Noun

smooth breathing

(orthography) A diacritic mark in Ancient Greek used to indicate absence of aspiration for an initial vowel, and sometimes for a rho. (ἀ, ῤ)

Synonyms

spiritus lenis

Translations

diacritic mark in Ancient Greek

French: esprit doux (fr) m
German: Spiritus lenis (de) m
Greek: ψιλή (el) f (psilí)
Ancient: ψιλὸν πνεῦμα n (psilòn pneûma)

Italian: spirito dolce m
Latin: spīritus lēnis m

See also

rough breathing

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.