epenthesis
The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the…The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.
Epenthesis, Epenthese, Fugenelement
эпенте́заepentɛ́za
епенте́заepentéza
the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
Translations
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Origin
Middle of 16th century: via Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπMiddle of 16th century: via Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπεντίθημι (epentíthēmi, “to insert”), from ἐπί (epí) + ἐντίθημι (entíthēmi, “to put in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”).
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Forms
plural: epentheses| Singular | epenthesis |
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irregular
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable