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Webster 1913 Edition

Epenthesis

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E-pen′the-sis

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Epentheses
(#)
.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK];
ἐπί
+ [GREEK] to put or set in.]
(Gram.)
The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word;
as, the
b
in “nimble” from AS.
nēmol
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Epenthesis

EPEN'THESIS

Definition 2024

epenthesis

epenthesis

English

Noun

epenthesis ‎(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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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːpɛnˈteːzɪs/
  • Hyphenation: epen‧the‧sis

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Etymology

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”).

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