Answer: lenis
AnswerCrossword Clue
LENISSpeech sound.
LENISWeakly articulated speech sounds.
LENISOpposite of "fortis"
LENISSoft speech sound.
LENISOpp. of fortis
LENISSoft, as a sound
LENISSmooth breathing
LENISOpposite of fortis, in phonetics
LENISWeakly pronounced consonant, in phonetics
lenisa speech sound requiring little effort or breath
lenispronounced with relatively weak muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in weak sound effect: in stressed or unstressed position, (b, d, g, j, v, th╠©, z, and zh) are lenis in English, as compared with (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s,
lenislenis consonant