epenthesis

Middle of 16th century: via Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπεντίθημι (epentíthēmi, “I insert”), from ἐπί (epí) + ἐντίθημι (entíthēmi, “I put in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”).

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈpɛn.θə.sɪs/
• Hyphenation: epen‧the‧sis

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epenthesis (countable and uncountable, plural epentheses)

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.

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• Definition at silva rhetoricae, The Forest of Rhetoric

From Latin epenthesis, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπεντίθημι (epentíthēmi, “I insert”).

• IPA^(key): /eːpɛnˈteːzɪs/

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• Hyphenation: epen‧the‧sis

epenthesis f (plural epentheses)

1. (phonetics) epenthesis

   Vele Nederlandse woorden bevatten een epenthesis om twee zelfstandige naamwoorden te verbinden.

   A lot of Dutch words contain an epenthesis to tie two nouns together.