lenição
Portuguese, noun/le.niˈsɐ̃w̃/
lenição is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lenition (weakening of a consonant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fenômeno fonético que suaviza a força de uma consoante”.
What does lenição mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelenition (weakening of a consonant)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fenômeno fonético que suaviza a força de uma consoante
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lenição
- lenições plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lenição?
- Brazil /le.niˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [le.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /lɨ.niˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lenição
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.