This environment lenites "m" to "mh".
Source: wiktionary
Lenite
//ˈliːnaɪt//
Synonyms for "lenite"
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Translations
5 translations across 4 languages.
German
1 entries- lenieren verb (cause a consonant to undergo lenition)
Irish
1 entries- séimhigh verb (cause a consonant to undergo lenition)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- sèimhich verb (cause a consonant to undergo lenition)
Spanish
2 entries- lenificar verb (cause a consonant to undergo lenition)
- lenizar verb (cause a consonant to undergo lenition)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
"M" lenites to "mh".
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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