mutation adoucissante

French

Etymology

From mutation (“mutation”) +‎ adoucissante (“feminine present participle of adoucir, to soften”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /my.ta.sjɔ̃ a.du.si.sɑ̃t/

Noun

mutation adoucissante f (plural mutations adoucissantes)

1. (linguistics) soft mutation; lenition

Synonyms

• lénition