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anaptyxis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌænəpˈtɪksɪs/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin anaptyxis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυξις (anáptuxis).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.

Forms

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anaptyxes Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

excrescence

Deriveds

anaptyctic

Hypernyms

epenthesis

Relateds

paragoge · interconsonantal · tmesis

Synonyms

svarabhakti · linking vowel

Translations (12)

fr anaptyxe (epenthesis of a vowel) · de Sproßvokal (epenthesis of a vowel) · pl epenteza samogłosek (epenthesis of a vowel) · de Sprossvokal (epenthesis of a vowel) · oc anaptixi (epenthesis of a vowel) · gl anaptixe (epenthesis of a vowel) · fi anaptyksis (epenthesis of a vowel) · de Anaptyxis (epenthesis of a vowel) · cs anaptyxe (epenthesis of a vowel) · ca anaptixi (epenthesis of a vowel) · pt anaptixe (epenthesis of a vowel) · de Anaptyxe (epenthesis of a vowel)