sonus medius
English
Etymology
From Latin sonus medius (“intermediate sound”).
Noun
- A high central vowel occurring in the Latin language, [ɨ] or possibly [ʉ], that developed from earlier /u/ in non-initial syllables due to vowel reduction in Old Latin. Represented by the Claudian letter Ⱶ, ͱ.
Translations
special central vowel in Latin
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɔ.nʊs ˈmɛ.di.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɔː.nus ˈmɛː.d̪i.us]
Noun
sonus medius m (genitive sonī mediī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sonus medius | sonī mediī |
| genitive | sonī mediī | sonōrum mediōrum |
| dative | sonō mediō | sonīs mediīs |
| accusative | sonum medium | sonōs mediōs |
| ablative | sonō mediō | sonīs mediīs |
| vocative | sone medie | sonī mediī |