lenis

[ lee-nis, ley- ]

/ ˈli nɪs, ˈleɪ- /

Phonetics

adjective

pronounced with relatively weak muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in weak sound effect: in stressed or unstressed position, (b, d, g, j, v, th̸, z, and zh) are lenis in English, as compared with (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s, and sh), which are fortis.Compare fortis (def. 1).

noun, plural le·nes [lee-neez, ley-]. /ˈli niz, ˈleɪ-/.

a lenis consonant.

Origin of lenis

1925–30; <Latin: soft, mild, gentle

Words nearby lenis

Leningrad, Leninism, Leninist, Lenin Peak, Leninsk-Kuznetski, lenis, lenite, lenitic, lenition, lenitive, lenity

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Example sentences from the Web for lenis

The latter valley in this area is inhabited by pocket gophers that belong to another subspecies, lenis.
The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1|Stephen D. Durrant
Nutritur vento, vento restinguitur ignis: / Lenis alit flammas, grandior aura necat!
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Intergradation with lenis is also shown in some specimens by the widely spreading zygomatic arches.
The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1|Stephen D. Durrant

British Dictionary definitions for lenis

lenis

/ (ˈliːnɪs) phonetics /

adjective

(of a consonant) articulated with weak muscular tension

noun plural lenes (ˈliːniːz)

a consonant, such as English b or v, pronounced with weak muscular force

Compare fortis

Word Origin for lenis

C19: from Latin: gentle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	lenis
释义	lenis [ lee-nis, ley- ] / ˈli nɪs, ˈleɪ- / Phonetics adjective pronounced with relatively weak muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in weak sound effect: in stressed or unstressed position, (b, d, g, j, v, th̸, z, and zh) are lenis in English, as compared with (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s, and sh), which are fortis.Compare fortis (def. 1). noun, plural le·nes [lee-neez, ley-]. /ˈli niz, ˈleɪ-/. a lenis consonant. Origin of lenis 1925–30; <Latin: soft, mild, gentle Words nearby lenis Leningrad, Leninism, Leninist, Lenin Peak, Leninsk-Kuznetski, lenis, lenite, lenitic, lenition, lenitive, lenity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lenis The latter valley in this area is inhabited by pocket gophers that belong to another subspecies, lenis. The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1\|Stephen D. Durrant Nutritur vento, vento restinguitur ignis: / Lenis alit flammas, grandior aura necat! Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood Intergradation with lenis is also shown in some specimens by the widely spreading zygomatic arches. The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1\|Stephen D. Durrant British Dictionary definitions for lenis lenis / (ˈliːnɪs) phonetics / adjective (of a consonant) articulated with weak muscular tension noun plural lenes (ˈliːniːz) a consonant, such as English b or v, pronounced with weak muscular force Compare fortis Word Origin for lenis C19: from Latin: gentle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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