LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

tenuifolius

tenuifolius (feminine tenuifolia, neuter tenuifolium)
Classical[tɛ.nu.ɪˈfɔ.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[te.nu.iˈfɔː.li.us]

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectiveHaving thin leaves

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetenuifoliustenuifoliatenuifolium
genitivetenuifoliītenuifoliaetenuifoliī
dativetenuifoliōtenuifoliaetenuifoliō
accusativetenuifoliumtenuifoliamtenuifolium
ablativetenuifoliōtenuifoliātenuifoliō
vocativetenuifolietenuifoliatenuifolium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetenuifoliītenuifoliaetenuifolia
genitivetenuifoliōrumtenuifoliārumtenuifoliōrum
dativetenuifoliīstenuifoliīstenuifoliīs
accusativetenuifoliōstenuifoliāstenuifolia
ablativetenuifoliīstenuifoliīstenuifoliīs
vocativetenuifoliītenuifoliaetenuifolia

Origins

From tenuis (“thin”) + folium (“leaf”), changed to the first and second declension.

In English words that came into English from tenuifolius

  • tenuifolioustenuifolius

Quick answers

What does tenuifolius mean in Latin?
tenuifolius, a adjective, means “Having thin leaves”.
How do you pronounce tenuifolius?
In classical Latin, [tɛ.nu.ɪˈfɔ.li.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [te.nu.iˈfɔː.li.us].