epenthesis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɪˈpɛn.θə.sɪs/
Etymology
Middle of 16th century: via Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπεντίθημι (epentíthēmi, “to insert”), from ἐπί (epí) + ἐντίθημι (entíthēmi, “to put in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”).
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| epentheses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
vyanjanabhakti · anaptyxis · svarabhakti · excrescence
Relateds
epenthetically · epenthetic · epenthetical
Translations (59)
ko 삽입음 (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · hu epentézis (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · fa میانهشت (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · grc ἐπένθεσις (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · lt epentezė (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · de Fugenelement (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · su swarabakti (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · nb epentese (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · nl epenthese (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · el επένθεση (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · mk епентеза (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · fr épenthèse (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · ca epèntesi (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · id epentesis (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · ga eipintéis (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · ja 音挿入 (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · pl epenteza (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · bg епенте́за (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · it epentesi (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · ast epéntesis (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · hy միջնահավելված (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · cs vkládání (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · sv epentes (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · fi epenteesi (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · da epentese (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · sq epentezë (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · es epéntesis (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · br mezkresk (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · gl epéntese (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · cs epenteze (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · ext epéntesi (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · cy rhyngosodiad (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · ru эпенте́за (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · oc epentèsi (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · uz epenteza (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · kmr epentez (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · pt epêntese (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · hu bontóhang (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · de Fugenzeichen (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · hu hangbetoldás (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · sh epentéza (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · uk епенте́за (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · de Fugenlaut (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · de Epenthesis (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · hu betoldódás (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · hu hangbetoldódás (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · id swarabakti (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · tr türeme (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · sh епенте́за (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · hi अपिनिहिति (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · eo epentezo (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · de Epenthese (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · cmn 插音 (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · la epenthesis (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · hy միջնահավելում (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · cmn 插字 (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · af epentese (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · uz эпентеза (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) · nn epentese (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word)