LENITION

Meaning of LENITION in English

n. (in Celtic languages) the process or result of articulating a consonant softly.

Etymology: L lenis soft, after G lenierung

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

LENITION — noun Etymology: Latin lenire Date: 1912 the change from fortis to lenis articulation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LENITION — -ˈnishən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin lenit us (past. participle of lenire to soften) + English -ion; intended as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LENITION — /li nish"euhn/ , n. 1. Phonet. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LENITION — noun Etymology: Latin lenire Date: 1912 : the change from fortis to lenis articulation
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LENITION — [ lɪ'nɪʃ(ə)n ] ■ noun (in Celtic languages) the process or result of palatalizing a consonant. Origin early 20th cent.: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LENITION — [len.i.tion] n [L lenire] (1912): the change from fortis to lenis articulation
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LENITION — lenition BrE AmE lɪ ˈnɪʃ ə n lə- ▷ lenition|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LENITION — n. (in Celtic languages) the process or result of articulating a consonant softly. [L lenis soft, after G lenierung]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LENITION — n. (in Celtic languages) the process or result of articulating a consonant softly. [ L lenis soft, after G lenierung …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LENITION — n. Pronunciation: l ə - ' ni-sh ə n Function: noun Etymology: Latin lenire Date: 1912 : the change from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LENITE — lə̇ˈnīt, lēˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: back-formation from lenition transitive verb : to transform by lenition intransitive verb : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LENITIVE — — lenitively , adv. — lenitiveness , n. /len"i tiv/ , adj. 1. softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LENITIC — /li nit"ik/ , adj. lentic. [ 1915-20; lenit- (as in LENITION, LENITIVE, etc.) + -IC ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORTITION — /fawr tish"euhn/ , n. 1. Phonet. a phonological process that strengthens consonant articulation at the beginnings of syllables, causing devoicing …
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EISTEDDFOD — — eisteddfodic , adj. /uy stedh"vod, ay stedh"-/ , n. , pl. eisteddfods, eisteddfodau /ay'stedh vod"uy, uy'stedh-/ . (in Wales) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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