fortition

[ fawr-tish-uhn ]

noun
  1. Phonetics. a phonological process that strengthens consonant articulation at the beginnings of syllables, causing devoicing or the formation of stops.

  2. Linguistics. a type of Celtic mutation that derives historically from phonological fortition.

Origin of fortition

1
fort(is) + -ition, on the model of lenition

Words Nearby fortition

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