fortition
American
[fawr-tish-uhn]
/ fɔrˈtɪʃ ən /
noun
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Phonetics. a phonological process that strengthens consonant articulation at the beginnings of syllables, causing devoicing or the formation of stops.
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Linguistics. a type of Celtic mutation that derives historically from phonological fortition.
Etymology
Origin of fortition
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