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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