epenthesis

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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/

Noun

epenthesis

1. (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.

Related terms

• epenthetic
• epenthetical
• epenthetically

Translations

• French: épenthèse
• German: Epenthesis, Epenthese; Fugenelement, Fugenzeichen, Fugenlaut (in case of compounds)
• Italian: epentesi
• Portuguese: epêntese
• Russian: эпенте́за
• Spanish: epéntesis

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