EPENTHESIS


Meaning of EPENTHESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈpen(t)-thə-səs, e- ]

noun

( plural epen·the·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from epentithenai to insert a letter, from epi- + entithenai to put in, from en- + tithenai to put — more at do

Date: 1543

: the insertion or development of a sound or letter in the body of a word (as ə in ˈa-thə-ˌlēt athlete )

• ep·en·thet·ic ˌe-pən-ˈthe-tik adjective

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