Lenition

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  • n. A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).
  • Word Usage
    "This means that, as in Latin, the distribution of primary /f/ was defective in Etruscan. see linkFirst, Dosuna observes the same p-lenition as I've mentioned many timed before on Paleoglot, minus the conditioning by u."
    Antonym
    fortition   
    Form
    lenite