Lenis
A lenis ( Latin: gentle, quiet ) is a sound formed with light pressure and un tense ( relaxed ) organs of articulation - for example b and w .
For a more detailed explanation, see under the term Fortis (strong, strong, energetic), which denotes the opposite of a Lenis.
Example plosives
[ b ] and [ p ] are related plosives whose articulation and debate, especially in the tension of the lips is different, but also to the neck muscles .
To [ b ] associated Fortis is [ p ] ,
to [ p ] associated Lenis is [ b ] .
Spiritus lenis
The lack of the initial H in ancient Greek is referred to as the lenis (or spiritus lenis ) . It is referred to with the characters (in Greek spirit with "reverse small superscript c").
Its opposite is the alcohol asper (character or "small, superscript c") - at an H initial sound at the beginning vowel of an ancient Greek word.
Spiritus lenis has nothing in common with the distinction between Fortis and Lenis.
Lenize
The word lenize (Latin) accordingly means: “to become soft, voiced”, cf. Lenization .
Lenizing a consonant corresponds to its “softening”.