provection

English

Etymology

From Latin prōvectiō (“an advancement”), from prōvehō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈvɛkʃən/

Noun

provection (countable and uncountable, plural provections)

1. (linguistics) The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".
2. (Celtic linguistics) Devoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.

   Synonym: hard mutation

Related terms

• provect

References

• “provection”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cover point