According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
epenthesis
(noun) the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; “the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word ‘bush’ is epenthesis”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• metaplasm
• excrescence
• anaptyxis
• svarabhakti
• vyanjanabhakti
• paragoge
• prothesis
Source: Wiktionary
E*pen"the*sis, n.; pl. Epentheses. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gram.)
Definition: The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in "nimble" from AS. nemol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 September 2024
(noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.