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provection

/pɹoʊˈvɛkʃən/

provection noun: the carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".

Noun

provection (countable and uncountable, plural provections)

  1. The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".
  2. (Celtic linguistics) Devoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.
    Synonyms:
    hard mutation

Synonyms of provection

Forms of provection

pluralprovections

Origin of provection

From Latin prōvectiō (“an advancement”), from prōvect-, past participle stem of prōvehō (“to carry together”), combination of prō- and vehō. By surface analysis, provect + -ion.

Questions about provection

What does provection mean?
Provection means the carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".
What part of speech is provection?
Provection is a noun.
How do you pronounce provection?
Provection is pronounced /pɹoʊˈvɛkʃən/.
What is the plural of provection?
The plural of provection is provections.

Words near provection in the dictionary

  1. proveabilities
  2. proveability
  3. proveable
  4. proveably
  5. provect
  6. provection
  7. provections
  8. provector
  9. provectors
  10. proved
  11. proved out

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