provection
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin prōvectiō (“an advancement”), from prōvehō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editprovection (countable and uncountable, plural provections)
- (linguistics) The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".
- (Celtic linguistics) Devoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.
- Synonym: hard mutation
References
edit- “provection”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.