epenthesis
Etymology
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Etymology
Middle of 16th century: via Late Latin -, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις, from ἐπεντίθημι ("I insert"), from ἐπί + ἐντίθημι ("I put in"), from ἐν ("in") + τίθημι ("I put, place").
Pronunciation- IPA: /ɪˈpɛn.θə.sɪs/
epenthesis
- (phonetics, prosody) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.
- French: épenthèse
- German: Epenthesis, Epenthese; Fugenelement, Fugenzeichen, Fugenlaut (in case of compounds)
- Italian: epentesi
- Portuguese: epêntese
- Russian: эпенте́за
- Spanish: epéntesis
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