spiritus lenis

See also: Spiritus lenis

English

Etymology

From Latin spīritus lēnis; literally, 'smooth breath'

Noun

spiritus lenis

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

Translations
Ancient Greek diacritical mark — see smooth breathing

Synonyms

Antonyms

Latin

Etymology

From spīritus (“breath, breathing”) + lēnis (“smooth, mild”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspiː.ri.tus ˈleː.nis/, [ˈspiː.rɪ.tʊs ˈɫeː.nɪs]

Noun

spīritus lēnis m (genitive spīritūs lēnis); fourth declension

  1. spiritus lenis

Inflection

Fourth declension.
Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative spīritus lēnis spīritūs lēnēs
Genitive spīritūs lēnis spīrituum lēnium
Dative spīrituī lēnī spīritibus lēnibus
Accusative spīritum lēnem spīritūs lēnēs
spīritūs lēnīs
Ablative spīritū lēnī spīritibus lēnibus
Vocative spīritus lēnis spīritūs lēnēs
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