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Definitions for lenis
ˈli nɪs, ˈleɪ-; -nizle·nis
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lenisadjective
weakly articulated (of a consonant), hence voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.
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lenis
In linguistics, fortis and lenis ( and ; Latin for "strong" and "weak"), sometimes identified with tense and lax, are pronunciations of consonants with relatively greater and lesser energy, respectively. English has fortis consonants, such as the p in pat, with a corresponding lenis consonant, such as the b in bat. Fortis and lenis consonants may be distinguished by tenseness or other characteristics, such as voicing, aspiration, glottalization, velarization, length, and length of nearby vowels. Fortis and lenis were coined for languages where the contrast between sounds such as p and b does not involve voicing (vibration of the vocal cords).
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LENIS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lenis is ranked #38484 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Lenis surname appeared 575 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lenis.
58.4% or 336 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
22.7% or 131 total occurrences were White.
15.4% or 89 total occurrences were Black.
1.3% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
0.8% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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niels
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lenis in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lenis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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