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Vinony

lenite

verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈliːnaɪt/ / /ləˈnaɪt/

verb

Etymology: Back-formation from lenition.

  1. To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.

    “This environment lenites "m" to "mh".”

  2. To undergo lenition.

    “"M" lenites to "mh".”

    “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.”