lenite

lenite

English

Etymology

Back-formation from lenition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːnaɪt/, /ləˈnaɪt/

Verb

lenite (third-person singular simple present lenites, present participle leniting, simple past and past participle lenited)

1. (phonetics, phonology, transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.

   This environment lenites "m" to "mh".

2. (phonetics, phonology, intransitive) To undergo lenition.

   "M" lenites to "mh".

Translations

cause a consonant to undergo lenition

German: lenieren Irish: séimhigh

Scottish Gaelic: sèimhich

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Italian

Verb

lenite

1. second-person plural present indicative of lenire
2. second-person plural imperative of lenire
3. plural of lenito

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Latin

Verb

lēnīte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of lēniō