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How do you use Tenuis in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Tenuis in a sentence

Tenuis meaning

  1. Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],
  2. Of obstruents in other languages, not voiced, aspirated, glottalized, or otherwise different in phonation from the prototypical values of the voiceless IPA letters ([p], [t], [k], [f], [θ], [s], [ʃ], etc.).

Using Tenuis

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t], | Of obstruents in other languages, not voiced, aspirated, glottalized, or otherwise different in phonation from the prototypical values of the voiceless IPA letters ([p], [t], [k], [f], [θ], [s], [ʃ], etc.).

Context around Tenuis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

unaspirated 1× stops 1×

Sentence patterns with Tenuis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

contrast with tenuis and aspirated 1× in tenuis stops the 1× spy is tenuis unaspirated 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in tenuis stops 1× initial voiceless stops 1× the muddy consonants 1×

Common sentence endings:

and aspirated consonants 1× close to zero 1× is tenuis unaspirated 1×

Words around Tenuis

Just before it in the word index:

tenuche 2 tents 681 tentpoles 10 tentpole 35 tentpegging 2 tentoglou 2

Just after it in the word index:

tenuous 160 tenuously 7 tenure 2.016 tenured 102 tenures 68 tenx 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Tenuis

  • In this selection, "tenuis" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unaspirated and stops stand out and add context to how "tenuis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include contrast with tenuis and aspirated and in tenuis stops the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tenuis" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tenuis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The "muddy" consonants in Shanghainese are slack voice; they contrast with tenuis and aspirated consonants. (15 words)

In tenuis stops, the vocal cords come together for voicing immediately following the release, and there is little or no aspiration (a voice onset time close to zero). (28 words)

Initial voiceless stops, like the p in pie, are aspirated, with a palpable puff of air upon release, whereas a stop after an s, as in spy, is tenuis (unaspirated). (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Initial voiceless stops, like the p in pie, are aspirated, with a palpable puff of air upon release, whereas a stop after an s, as in spy, is tenuis (unaspirated). (30 words)

In tenuis stops, the vocal cords come together for voicing immediately following the release, and there is little or no aspiration (a voice onset time close to zero). (28 words)

The "muddy" consonants in Shanghainese are slack voice; they contrast with tenuis and aspirated consonants. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

Initial voiceless stops, like the p in pie, are aspirated, with a palpable puff of air upon release, whereas a stop after an s, as in spy, is tenuis (unaspirated).

In tenuis stops, the vocal cords come together for voicing immediately following the release, and there is little or no aspiration (a voice onset time close to zero).

The "muddy" consonants in Shanghainese are slack voice; they contrast with tenuis and aspirated consonants.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tenuis" in a sentence?
An example: "Initial voiceless stops, like the p in pie, are aspirated, with a palpable puff of air upon release, whereas a stop after an s, as in spy, is tenuis (unaspirated)." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "tenuis" from authentic English texts.
What does "tenuis" mean?
Tenuis means: Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],
How many example sentences with "tenuis" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "tenuis", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.