provection

noun

pro·​vec·​tion

-kshən

plural -s

1

: consonant shift

2

a

: a phonetic change in Celtic languages whereby in contact with other consonants (as homorganic sonants) fricatives become the corresponding homorganic stops and voiced stops become voiceless

b

: a mutation in some Celtic languages (as Breton and Cornish) whereby a voiced consonant becomes unvoiced

3

: the carrying forward of a final sound or letter to a following word (as in a nickname for an ekename)

Word History

Etymology

Latin provectus + English -ion

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