sonus medius

== English == === Etymology === From Latin sonus medius (“intermediate sound”). === Noun === sonus medius 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 ==== == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɔ.nʊs ˈmɛ.di.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɔː.nus ˈmɛː.di.us] === Noun === sonus medius m (genitive sonī mediī); second declension sonus medius ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.