Lene
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈliːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lene is a noun meaning (phonetics) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).
Meaning
(phonetics) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).
More Meanings
- (phonetics) A voiceless, or unaspirated, stopped consonant, such as Greek pi, kappa, or tau.
Example Sentences
When in a crasis, a lene consonant […] is combined with an aspirated vowel, the lene is always changed (except in the Ionic dialect) into the corresponding aspirate […]
Word Forms
- lenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include section, branch, dagesh, lenity, light, lambience.
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