paragoge en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpɛɹəˈɡoʊd͡ʒi/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˌpæɹəˈɡoʊd͡ʒi/ (General-American)
- /ˌpæɹəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Late Latin paragoge, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”).
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paragoges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (15)
la paragōgē (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · fr paragoge (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · it paragoge (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · br lostkresk (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · el παραγωγοί (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · da paragoge (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · pt paragoge (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · cy ôl-osodiad (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · bg парагога (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · grc παραγωγή (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · ro paragogă (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · es paragoge (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · hu paragogé (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · mk парагога (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word) · da endeforlængelse (the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word)