spiritus lenis
See also: Spiritus lenis
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin spīritus lēnis, from Ancient Greek ψιλὸν πνεῦμα (psilòn pneûma).
Noun
spiritus lenis
- (orthography) Synonym of smooth breathing.
Latin
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek ψιλὸν πνεῦμα (psilòn pneûma).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈspiː.rɪ.tʊs ˈɫeː.nɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈspiː.ri.t̪us ˈlɛː.nis]
Noun
spīritus lēnis m (genitive spīritūs lēnis); fourth declension
- smooth breathing
- Coordinate term: spīritus asper
Declension
Fourth-declension noun with a third-declension adjective.
| 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 |