lenis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēnis (“soft, smooth”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: lē'nəs, lā'nəs, IPA(key): /ˈliːnɪs/, /ˈlɛnɪs/

Adjective

lenis (not comparable)

  1. (phonetics) weakly articulated (of a consonant), hence voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.

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Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *lh₁d-to.

Confer lentus. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic лѣнъ (lěnŭ, “lazy”), whence Russian ленивый (lenivyj, “lazy”), and to Lithuanian lė́nas (“slow, calm”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.nis/, [ˈɫeː.nɪs]
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Adjective

lēnis (neuter lēne); third declension

  1. soft, smooth, gentle
  2. gradual
  3. moderate, mild, calm
Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative lēnis lēne lēnēs lēnia
genitive lēnis lēnium
dative lēnī lēnibus
accusative lēnem lēne lēnēs, lēnīs lēnia
ablative lēnī lēnibus
vocative lēnis lēne lēnēs lēnia
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Descendants

Etymology 2

Inflected form of lēna (“madame, procuress”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.niːs/, [ˈɫeː.niːs]

Noun

lēnīs

  1. dative plural of lēna
  2. ablative plural of lēna

References

  • lenis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lenis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lenis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • lenis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) a gentle, subdued voice: vox lenis, suppressa, summissa
  1. ↑ “lene” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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