lenis

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On the interchange between fortis and lenis, as in {tac}, _day_, {lop},

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  1. adjective Articulated with relatively low pressure of the airstream below the glottis, as English (b) and (d) compared with (p) and (t).

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  1. Latin lēnis, soft; see lē- in Indo-European roots.
 

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