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lenite en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ləˈnaɪt/
  • /ˈliːnaɪt/

Etymology

Back-formation from lenition.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.
    • This environment lenites "m" to "mh".
  2. (intransitive) To undergo lenition.
    • The initial g- in several of the forms is due to reanalysis from syntactic constructions in which the initial k- preceded by a vowel regularly lenites. 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 265:
    • "M" lenites to "mh".

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lenites Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
lenited Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lenited Tense=Past lexicographic
leniting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

delenite · unlenited

Translations (5)

de lenieren (cause a consonant to undergo lenition) · ga séimhigh (cause a consonant to undergo lenition) · gd sèimhich (cause a consonant to undergo lenition) · es lenizar (cause a consonant to undergo lenition) · es lenificar (cause a consonant to undergo lenition)