Tela Totius Terrae
Latin
Etymology
A modern neologism and calque of World Wide Web. World is translated as terra; wide, in the sense of the whole world, as tōtus; web as tēla. The triple alliteration is kept, but in "T" not "W".
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈteː.ɫa toːˈtiː.ʊs ˈtɛr.rae̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɛː.la t̪oˈt̪͡s̪iː.us ˈt̪ɛr.re]
Proper noun
Tēla Tōtīus Terrae f sg (genitive Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae); first declension
- (New Latin) World Wide Web.
- From www.grexlat.com
- Latinitas in Tela Totius Terrae.
- Latin on the World Wide Web.
- Latinitas in Tela Totius Terrae.
- From www.grexlat.com
Declension
First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tēla Tōtīus Terrae |
| genitive | Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae |
| dative | Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae |
| accusative | Tēlam Tōtīus Terrae |
| ablative | Tēlā Tōtīus Terrae |
| vocative | Tēla Tōtīus Terrae |