lenite
English
editEtymology
editBack-formation from lenition.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlenite (third-person singular simple present lenites, present participle leniting, simple past and past participle lenited)
- (phonetics, phonology, transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.
- This environment lenites "m" to "mh".
- (phonetics, phonology, intransitive) To undergo lenition.
- "M" lenites to "mh".
Translations
editItalian
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editlenite
- inflection of lenire:
Etymology 2
editParticiple
editlenite f pl
Latin
editVerb
editlēnīte
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