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Lenis | Leni | Lenition | Lenise

Lenis meaning

Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.

Using Lenis

  • The main meaning on this page is: Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.

Context around Lenis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

soft 1×

Often after:

consonants 2× articulation 1×

Sentence patterns with Lenis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a soft lenis articulation in 1× fortis and lenis consonants 1× fortis and lenis in place 1× fortis or lenis consonants 1× gemination whereas lenis is used 1× informally as lenis or half 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a result 1× in such cases 1× in this vein 1× pending more clarity 1× such sounds are 1×

Common sentence endings:

and lenis consonants 1× case of consonants 1× in semitic transcription 1× or lenis consonants 1× or voiced stops 1× voiceless and voiced 1×

Words around Lenis

Just before it in the word index:

leninists 3 leninist 57 leninism 27 leningrad 60 lenina 10 lenin 258

Just after it in the word index:

lenise 4 lenited 3 lenition 9 lenk 5 lenka 8 lenkabula 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Lenis

  • In this selection, "lenis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, soft, consonants and articulation stand out and add context to how "lenis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a soft lenis articulation in and fortis and lenis consonants. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lenis" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lenis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Such sounds are often referred to informally as lenis or half- voiced in the case of consonants. (17 words)

As a result, some authors prefer to use the terms " fortis " and "lenis" in place of "voiceless" and "voiced". (19 words)

However, this is difficult to measure, and there is usually debate over the actual mechanism of alleged fortis or lenis consonants. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

In such cases, the terms fortis is sometimes used for aspiration or gemination, whereas lenis is used for single, tenuous, or voiced stops. (23 words)

Pending more clarity as to the precise nature of this contrast it is commonly characterized as a contrast between 'fortis' and 'lenis' consonants. (23 words)

In this vein, an alternative transcription of *š is *s̠, with the macron below indicating a soft (lenis) articulation in Semitic transcription. (22 words)

Example sentences (6)

As a result, some authors prefer to use the terms " fortis " and "lenis" in place of "voiceless" and "voiced".

However, this is difficult to measure, and there is usually debate over the actual mechanism of alleged fortis or lenis consonants.

In such cases, the terms fortis is sometimes used for aspiration or gemination, whereas lenis is used for single, tenuous, or voiced stops.

In this vein, an alternative transcription of *š is *s̠, with the macron below indicating a soft (lenis) articulation in Semitic transcription.

Pending more clarity as to the precise nature of this contrast it is commonly characterized as a contrast between 'fortis' and 'lenis' consonants.

Such sounds are often referred to informally as lenis or half- voiced in the case of consonants.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lenis" in a sentence?
An example: "As a result, some authors prefer to use the terms " fortis " and "lenis" in place of "voiceless" and "voiced"." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "lenis" from authentic English texts.
What does "lenis" mean?
Lenis means: Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.
How many example sentences with "lenis" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "lenis", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.