lenitio

Latin

Etymology

From lēniō (“I soothe, alleviate”) +‎ -tiō (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /leːˈniː.ti.oː/, [ɫ̪eːˈniːt̪ioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈnit.t͡si.o/, [leˈnit̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

lēnītiō f (genitive lēnītiōnis); third declension

(Medieval Latin) lenition
assuaging
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Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēnītiō	lēnītiōnēs
Genitive	lēnītiōnis	lēnītiōnum
Dative	lēnītiōnī	lēnītiōnibus
Accusative	lēnītiōnem	lēnītiōnēs
Ablative	lēnītiōne	lēnītiōnibus
Vocative	lēnītiō	lēnītiōnēs

See also

English lenition

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