EPENTHESIS

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

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Etymology

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.

Hypernyms

• metaplasm

Hyponyms

• excrescence

• anaptyxis

• svarabhakti

• vyanjanabhakti

Coordinate terms

• paragoge

• prothesis

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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