spiritus lenis

See also: Spiritus lenis

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin spīritus lēnis.

Noun

spiritus lenis

1. (orthography) Synonym of smooth breathing

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspiː.ri.tus ˈleː.nis/, [ˈs̠piːrɪt̪ʊs̠ ˈɫ̪eːnɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.ri.tus ˈle.nis/, [ˈspiːrit̪us ˈlɛːnis]

Noun

spīritus lēnis m (genitive spīritūs lēnis); fourth declension

1. spiritus lenis, smooth breathing

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