Lenite

//ˈliːnaɪt//

"Lenite" in a Sentence (3 examples)

This environment lenites "m" to "mh".

"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.

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