Tela Totius Terrae

Latin

Etymology

A modern neologism and calque of World Wide Web. World is translated as terra; wide, in the sense of the whole world, as tōtus; web as tēla. The triple alliteration is kept, but in "T" not "W".

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈteː.la toːˈtiː.us ˈter.rae̯/, [ˈt̪eːɫ̪ä t̪oːˈt̪iːʊs̠ ˈt̪ɛrːäe̯]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.la toˈti.us ˈter.re/, [ˈt̪ɛːlä t̪oˈt̪iːus ˈt̪ɛrːe]

Proper noun

Tēla Tōtīus Terrae f sg (genitive Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) World Wide Web.
    • From www.grexlat.com
      Latinitas in Tela Totius Terrae.
      Latin on the World Wide Web.

Declension

First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tēla Tōtīus Terrae
Genitive Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae
Dative Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae
Accusative Tēlam Tōtīus Terrae
Ablative Tēlā Tōtīus Terrae
Vocative Tēla Tōtīus Terrae

Synonyms

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