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lenites

lenites is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lenite.

Meaning of lenite

Verb

lenite (third-person singular simple present lenites, present participle leniting, simple past and past participle lenited)

  1. (transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.
    • This environment lenites "m" to "mh".
  2. (intransitive) To undergo lenition.
    • "M" lenites to "mh".

Questions about lenites

What is lenites the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lenites is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lenite.

Words near lenites in the dictionary

  1. leniolisib
  2. lenis
  3. Lenises
  4. lenite
  5. lenited
  6. lenites
  7. lenities
  8. leniting
  9. lenition
  10. lenitions
  11. lenitive

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