Tela Totius Terrae

Latin

Etymology

A modern neologism and calque of World Wide Web. World is translated as 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/, [ˈteː.ɫa toːˈtiː.ʊs ˈtɛr.rae̯]

  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.la toˈti.us ˈter.rɛ/, [ˈteː.la toˈtiː.us ˈter.rɛ]

Proper noun

Tēla Tōtīus Terrae f (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.

Inflection

See the declension of tēla.

Abbreviations
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