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Lenis vs Lends - What's the difference?

lenis | lends |

As an adjective lenis

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

As a verb lends is

third-person singular of lend.

As a noun lends is

loins.

lenis

English

Adjective

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

    • Derived terms

    * lenition

    Anagrams

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    lends

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (lend)

    • Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (obsolete) loins
    • (Wyclif)
    (Webster 1913)