praetenuis
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prae-tĕnŭis: e, adj.
I Very thin or slender (post-Aug.): folium pinūs, Plin. 16, 10, 16, § 38: fila, id. 16, 31, 56, § 128; 19, 6, 34, § 116: bracteae, id. 33, 6, 32, § 100: pons, very narrow, id. 8, 50, 76, § 201.—*
II Of sound, very thin or shrill, Quint. 11, 3, 41.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prætĕnŭis, e, très délié, très fin, très mince : Plin. 16, 38 || très étroit : Plin. 8, 201 || [fig.] très faible, minime [en parl. du son] : Quint. 11, 3, 41.
Latin > German (Georges)
prae-tenuis, e, sehr dünn, -schmal, folium, Plin.: pons, Plin.: sonus, sehr sein, Quint.
