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soft mutation

soft mutation noun: an alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances; lenition.

Noun

soft mutation (countable and uncountable, plural soft mutations)

  1. An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances; lenition.

Forms of soft mutation

pluralsoft mutations

Questions about soft mutation

What does soft mutation mean?
Soft mutation means an alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances; lenition.
What part of speech is soft mutation?
Soft mutation is a noun.
What is the plural of soft mutation?
The plural of soft mutation is soft mutations.

Words near soft mutation in the dictionary

  1. soft Mick
  2. soft mode
  3. soft modes
  4. soft money
  5. soft moneys
  6. soft mutation
  7. soft mutations
  8. soft navigation
  9. soft navigations
  10. soft news
  11. soft nose

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