lenition

English

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Etymology

From lenis + -ition (modelled on German Lenierung).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /liːˈnɪʃən/, /ləˈnɪʃən/

Noun

lenition (plural lenitions)

1. (linguistics) A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).

Antonyms

• fortition

Translations

weakening of consonant articulation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輔音弱化 (cmn), 辅音弱化 (cmn) (yǔyīn ruòhuà), 弱音化 (cmn) (ruòyīnhuà)

• Finnish: liudentuminen (fi)
• French: lénition (fr) f
• German: Lenierung (de) f
• Irish: séimhiú (ga) m

• Italian: lenizione (it) f
• Japanese: 子音弱化 (ja) (しいんじゃっか, shiin jakka)
• Russian: лениция (ru) (lenícija) f
• Scottish Gaelic: analachadh (gd) m, sèimheachadh (gd) m
• Spanish: lenición (es) f
• Turkish: yumuşama (tr)
• Welsh: treiglad meddal (cy) m

Derived terms

• lenite