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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)
- (phonetics, phonology, transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.
- This environment lenites "m" to "mh".
- (phonetics, phonology, intransitive) To undergo lenition.
- "M" lenites to "mh".
Translations
cause a consonant to undergo lenition
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
lenite
- inflection of lenire:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
lenite f pl
- feminine plural of lenito
Latin
Verb
lēnīte
- second-person plural present active imperative of lēniō