smooth breathing
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smooth breathing
Where it comes from
Calque of Latin spīritus lēnis, from Ancient Greek ψιλὸν πνεῦμα (psilòn pneûma).
noun smooth breathings
- The lack of aspiration on a vowel or semivowel in Ancient Greek.
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A diacritic (’/◌̓) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate this lack of aspiration (or its historical presence), e.g. ἀ, ῤ.
Similar: spiritus lenis, psili, psilon pneuma
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noun diacritic in Greek
| Português | espírito brando |
|---|---|
| Français | esprit doux |
| Deutsch | Spiritus lenis |
| Italiano | spirito dolce |
| Ελληνικά | ψιλή psilí |
| Русский | то́нкое придыха́ние tónkoje pridyxánije, зва́тельце zvátelʹce |
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