lenition
[ li-nish-uh n ]
/ lɪˈnɪʃ ən /
noun
Phonetics.
a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
Linguistics.
a type of Celtic mutation that derives historically from phonological lenition.
Words nearby lenition
leninist,
leninsk-kuznetski,
lenis,
lenite,
lenitic,
lenition,
lenitive,
lenity,
lenni lenape,
lennon,
lennox