epenthesis
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(deprecated template usage) Middle of 16th century: via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "LL." is not valid. See WT:LOL., from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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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Noun
epenthesis (countable and uncountable, plural epentheses)
- (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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Etymology
From Latin epenthesis, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπεντίθημι (epentíthēmi, “I insert”).
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Noun
epenthesis f (plural epentheses)
- (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.
- Vele Nederlandse woorden bevatten een epenthesis om twee zelfstandige naamwoorden te verbinden.
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