释义 |
pro·vec·tion \-kshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin provectus + English -ion 1. : consonant shift 2. a. : a phonetic change in Celtic languages whereby in contact with other consonants (as homorganic sonants) fricatives become the corresponding homorganic stops and voiced stops become voiceless b. : a mutation in some Celtic languages (as Breton and Cornish) whereby a voiced consonant becomes unvoiced 3. : the carrying forward of a final sound or letter to a following word (as in a nickname for an ekename) |