Dictionary

smooth breathing en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of Latin spīritus lēnis, from Ancient Greek ψιλὸν πνεῦμα (psilòn pneûma).

Meanings

1. The lack of aspiration on a vowel or semivowel in Ancient Greek.
2. A diacritic (’/◌̓) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate this lack of aspiration (or its historical presence), e.g. ἀ, ῤ.

Forms

Synonyms

spiritus lenis · psilon pneuma · psili

Translations (13)

fr esprit doux (diacritic in Greek) · la spīritus lēnis (diacritic in Greek) · pt espírito brando (diacritic in Greek) · ru то́нкое придыха́ние (diacritic in Greek) · ru зва́тельце (diacritic in Greek) · fi spiritus lenis (diacritic in Greek) · scn spìritu duci (diacritic in Greek) · fi heikko henkäys (diacritic in Greek) · pl przydech słaby (diacritic in Greek) · de Spiritus lenis (diacritic in Greek) · grc ψιλὸν πνεῦμα (diacritic in Greek) · el ψιλή (diacritic in Greek) · it spirito dolce (diacritic in Greek)