German

Noun

Spiritus lenis m

1. (orthography) spiritus lenis

English

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

Synonyms

• smooth breathing
• psilon pneuma, psile

Antonyms

• spiritus asper (rough breathing; dasy pneuma, dasia)

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