soft mutations

A form of soft mutation — An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances; lenition.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of soft mutation
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APA

soft mutations. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20mutations

MLA

“soft mutations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20mutations. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft mutations,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20mutations.

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