Lenis

We can see that unaspirated stops are probably "lenis" i.e. requiring comparatively less articulatory effort while aspirated stops are "fortis". ❋ Unknown (2008)

The fortis stops, being marked, are much less frequent and have greater restrictions than the 'lenis' stops such as *t or *dh in the traditional notation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Here are all of the Latin words that could conceivably be translated into English as "kind": pius, lenis, genus, comis, benignus, benignitas, beneficus, et almus. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Secondly, if Hittite had lost voicing as a distinctive feature of the language, let's say, while retaining fortis-lenis contrast word-initially, then using voicing distinctions in a foreign system may not have necessarily appealed to the Hittite scribes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The only thing that could be said about Hittite writing of fortis-lenis distinction is that in writing it looks like all initial consonants are lenis. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Phoenix: "But if there was a fortis-lenis distinction word initially, I guess we would expect Hittite to make use of the voicing distinction the writing system did have." ❋ Unknown (2008)

But if there was a fortis-lenis distinction word initially, I guess we would expect Hittite to make use of the voicing distinction the writing system did have. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Northern and much of central German have a voice-and-aspiration contrast like English, southwestern German has a length contrast, and southeastern German has a pure fortis-lenis contrast in those dialects that have any constrast at all... ❋ Unknown (2007)

Again, the dreaded "North Caucasian *ƛ̣_VẋwV ( ˜ Ł_-)" contains only two wildcards (the two instances of V) and uncertainty about whether the initial consonant was ejective or voiced (in other words, it was not aspirated; unlike American ones, Caucasian ejectives are lenes, not fortes, so I'm not terribly surprised it's not always possible to tell if such a lenis was voiced or ejective). ❋ Unknown (2007)

I think this shows a ‘prescriptive’ attitude in which the RP speakers think that the rolled ‘r’ is the ‘correct’ one and, therefore, elevated pronunciation deserves the ‘fortis’ as opposed to ‘lenis’ realization of the sound. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In casual rapid speech, the /g/ sound is realized as a lenis g i.e. a voiced velar fricative gama. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Postea lenis, et fractis aquis domitaque violentia, et spatio fessus, tandem ad [Greek: Delta] opidum per omnem Ægyptum vagus et dispersus, septem ingentibus ostiis in mare ❋ Unknown (2004)

Dehinc duae supremae S et X jure jungentur, nam vicino inter se sonore attracto sibilant rictu, ita tamen si prioris ictus pone dentes excitatus ad medium lenis agitetur; sequentis autem crasso spiritu hispidum sonet qui per conjunctionem C et S, quarum et locum implet et vim exprimit, ut sensu aurium ducamur efficitur. ❋ Frances Ellen Lord (N/A)

Nam vicino inter se sonore attracto sibilant rictu, ita tamen si prioris ictus pone dentes excitatus ad medium lenis agitetur, sequentis autem crasso spiritu hispidum sonet, quia per conjunctionem C et S, quarum et locum implet et vim exprimit, ut sensu aurium ducemur, efficitur. ❋ Frances Ellen Lord (N/A)

When the vocal cords are brought together before the blast of air begins, the vowel is pronounced with the _spiritus lenis. ❋ Joel Dorman Steele (N/A)

`, (A) a sound kindred to the spiritus lenis (that is, to our ears, the mere distinct separation of a vowel from the preceding sound, as at the beginning of a word in German) and to _ [h.] _. ❋ David Eugene Smith (1902)

The ` is a very distinct sound in Arabic, but is more nearly represented by the spiritus lenis than by any sound that we can produce without much special training. ❋ David Eugene Smith (1902)

Hey lenis [how's that] [enzyte] working? Hey does [your girlfriend] see a change? ❋ Ricky (2004)

You're [such a] lenis! ❋ Eddie (2004)

"She teaches her kids everything, is a fantastic cook, runs a business, is writing a [new book], and still manages to help old people [move in] to a new home. But she thinks she's [losing it]. She's so... leni." ❋ Seth Greenberg (2006)

“leni is [really] [the best]!” ❋ 🦑 (2018)

[I bet] she's a Leni. I can [see how] Leni she is [inside out]. ❋ Infp-t (2022)

That [lenie]...a cootin [tootin] [rootin] good time!! ❋ Legra (2020)

Leni is [so pretty]! [I wish] [I was like] her! ❋ Prettygirl_937 (2018)

I can't believe [you did that] for me. [Your such a] [Lenie] ❋ Ridog 🐶🐕🐶 (2017)

[That girl] has to be a [Leniely]. ❋ Xmanner (2014)

" Have you heard the news? He protested again for the fourth time!" " Oh really? Well, I am lenific so he can file as many as he can." "I wish our kids would be a [leni]. That would [give us] hope for [this generation]." ❋ Jaw Side To Side (2022)