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epenthesis
[ uh-pen-thuh-sis ]
noun
plural epentheses
- the insertion of one or more sounds in the middle of a word, as the schwa in the nonstandard pronunciation [el, -, uh, m] of elm.
epenthesis
/ ˌɛpɛnˈθɛtɪk; ɛˈpɛnθɪsɪs /
noun
- the insertion of a sound or letter into a word
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Derived Forms
- epenthetic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð±è·±ð²Ô·³Ù³ó±ð³Ù·¾±³¦ [ep-, uh, n-, thet, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of epenthesis1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of epenthesis1
C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from epentithenai to insert, from epi- + en- ² + tithenai to place
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Example Sentences
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Some of these arise from the umlaut or epenthesis which is so prevalent, and which we have already seen in airya- as compared with the Skt. �rya.
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But epenthesis of a consonant is more common, especially b or p after m, and d after n.
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This, by an aphaeresis of tau and an epenthesis of omicron in two places, may be identified with echonoe, and signifies 'that which has mind.'
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