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Meaning of "provection" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PROVECTION

prəʊˈvekʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVECTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Provection is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROVECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Provection

Provection, according to The Gaelic of Arran by Nils Magnus Holmer refers to "the carrying over of the final consonant of a word to the following word". It is considered to be a "grammatic mutation" and is used a lot in Breton grammar.

Definition of provection in the English dictionary

The definition of provection in the dictionary is the devoicing of a consonant. Other definition of provection is the transposition of a word's last letter to the beginning of a following word.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVECTION

action · annexion · attraction · auction · collection · connection · construction · cross-section · disinfection · dissection · inflexion · insection · microdissection · preselection · reconnection · reinfection · reinjection · rejection · subcollection · transection

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVECTION

prove · proveable · proveably · proveditor · proveditore · provedore · proven · provenance · Provence · provender · provenience · provenly · proventricular · proventriculi · proventriculus · prover · proverb · proverbial · proverbialise · proverbialism

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVECTION

accreditation · correction · course of action · detection · election · fiction · function · inspection · instruction · interaction · introduction · out of action · production · protection · reaction · reduction · reproduction · satisfaction · section · selection · transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of provection in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «provection» into 25 languages

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provection
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provection
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provection
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provection
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Provokasi
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provection
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ja

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硬音化
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provection
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Provinsi
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सिद्धता
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provection
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provection
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provection
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provection
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVECTION»

Discover the use of provection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to provection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Phonology of Welsh
(2) gwlyb ['glizb] 'wet' + -ach ['gloppax] 'wetter' tlawd [tlaUd] 'poor' + -ach ['tlottax] ' poorer' teg [tezg] 'fair' + -ach ['tekkax] 'fairer' Given that provection in the forms in ( 1) is attributed to a diachronic /h/ that is no longer part of the modern language ...
S. J. Hannahs, 2013
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The Celtic Languages
triggering provection, cf. macwyf 'I may nurse' (< maghwyf), verbal noun magu 'to nurse'. Subjunctive provectionisnow foundonly in petrified expressions such asthe invocation Duw catwo ... 'May God keep ...' (< cadw'tokeep'). In adjectival ...
Martin Ball, Nicole Muller, 2012
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The Celtic Languages in Contact: Papers from the Workshop ...
The Lenition and Provection of[m], [b], [] A similar phenomenon occurs after the preverbal particle o(c'h) (in the standard language) in progressive constructions which are realized phonetically in this zone as [-h] and [ih]/[ẹh]. This particle is ...
Hildegard L. C. Tristram, 2007
4
Aspects of Dynamic Phonology
While provection from aspiration could be handled in more traditional prosodic analysis (as mentioned in the introductory section of this chapter and developed further in Griffen 1975c), provection from gemination can be described only in a ...
Toby D. Griffen, 1985
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Colloquial Breton
... everywhere, occurs as -e instead of -o. Here are the principal prepositions, arranged according to type: (1) The evit type (the -d-/-t- provection is mentioned where it occurs): a (eus) > ac'hanon (3P: anezhañ, anezhi, anezho/anezhe – this  ...
Herve Ar Bihan, Ian Press, 2013
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The Celtic Languages
2.16.3 Prevocalic mutations Where a word begins with a vowel, there are two possible initial mutations: eclipsis (or nasalisation) and /j-provection. The former consists of prefixed dental nasal and appears under the same conditions as the ...
Donald MacAulay, 1992
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Celtic Linguistics
Two linguistic variables were investigated in the study: realization of orthographic "ae" as [ε:], and voicing of intervocalic stops (provection). For the first of these the village is just within the area of its general use in south Wales. 54 subjects from ...
Martin John Ball, 1990
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Mutation in Welsh
As can be seen from George's tables, consonant length of the mutation input isconsistent, withthe exception of the opposition /g/→ (SM) /Ø/, (Provection) /k/, ( SM and Provection) /h/and /g/ →(SM) /w/, (SM and Provection) / γw/ . Thelatter/g/  ...
Martin J. Ball, Nicole Müller, 2002
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The Irish Language in Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim
Provection of ch consists in the carrying over of ch (pron. h) to a following word beginning with a vowel, and is conditioned by the weakening of ch to it 50), especially in unstressed position. This form of provec'tion takes place more or less ...
N.M. Holmer
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The Gaelic of Arran
Provection 197. Provection means the carrying over of the final consonant of a word to the following word, beginning with a vowel or semivowel. There are two different stages of provection in the modern Gaelic dialects : the old provection, ...
Nils Magnus Holmer, 1957
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Provection [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/provection>. May 2024 ».
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