lenition

8 letters · noun · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr

noun

A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).

Lenition in a sentence

Lenition is a phonological change from one sound into another. Prefixes or adpositions that cause lenition are marked with a +.

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