lenis consonant

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• lenis — le•nis [[t]ˈli nɪs, ˈleɪ [/t]] adj. n. pl. nes [[t] niz[/t]] 1) phn (of a consonant sound) pronounced with relatively weak muscular tension and breath pressure, as the sounds (b, d, g, j, v, t, z, zh) in English Compare fortis 1) 2) phn a lenis… …   From formal English to slang

• lenis — /lee nis, lay /, adj., n., pl. lenes /lee neez, lay /. Phonet. adj. 1. pronounced with relatively weak muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in weak sound effect: in stressed or unstressed position, /b, d, g, j, v, dh, z/ and /zh/ are… …   Universalium

• lenis — /ˈlinəs/ (say leenuhs), /ˈleɪ / (say lay ) Phonetics –adjective 1. pronounced with relatively weak muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in weak fricative or explosive sound; v and b are lenis, as compared to fortis f and p. –noun (pl …  

• Consonant — Not to be confused with the musical concept of consonance For the alternative rock group, see Consonant (band). Places of articulation Labial Bilabial Labial–velar Labial–coronal Labiodental …   Wikipedia

• consonant — I (Roget s IV) n. Linguistic terms referring to consonant sounds include: voiceless, voiced; labial, bilabial, labiodental, apical, dental, alveolar, retroflex, frontal, alveopalatal, prepalatal, dorsal, palatal, velar, uvular, glottal,… …   English dictionary for students

• lenis — adjective /ˈliːnɪs,ˈlɛnɪs/ weakly articulated (of a consonant), hence voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants …   Wiktionary

• lenis — [ lɛnɪs, leɪnɪs, li:nɪs] adjective Phonetics (of a consonant) weakly articulated, especially the less or least strongly articulated of two or more similar consonants. The opposite of fortis. Origin early 20th cent.: from L., lit. mild, gentle …   English new terms dictionary

• Fortis and lenis — Fortis (Latin strong ) and lenis ( weak ) are linguistic terms. In a broad sense, they refer to the opposition of consonants such as p , t vs. b , d . In a narrow sense, fortis refer to consonants such as p , t pronounced with tenseness (more… …   Wikipedia

• Stop consonant — A stop, plosive, or occlusive is a consonant sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract. The terms plosive and stop are usually used interchangeably, but they are not perfect synonyms. Plosives are stops with a pulmonic egressive… …   Wikipedia

• Spiritus lenis — The spiritus lenis (Latin for smooth breathing ; el. ψιλὸν πνεῦμα psilòn pneûma or ψιλή psilī ) is a diacritical mark used in the polytonic orthography. In ancient Greek, it indicates the lack of initial aspiration, or the absence of the… …   Wikipedia

• Tenuis consonant — A tenuis consonant is a stop or affricate which is unvoiced, unaspirated, and unglottalized. That is, it has a plain phonation like IPA| [p, t, ts, tʃ, k] , with a voice onset time close to zero, as in Spanish p, t, ch, k, or English p, t, k… …   Wikipedia