epenthesis

Noun

Meaning

The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in "nimble" from AS. n/mol.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

interpreter confluence meeting voice sum occasion stick accent junction articulation hinge juncture vox crossroads phonation
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Hypernyms

articulation

Related terms

epenthetic epenthetically epenthetical

Derivatives

epentheses

Examples

the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis Source: Internet

Apocope There was a tendency to eliminate final consonants in Vulgar Latin, either by dropping them ( apocope ) or adding a vowel after them ( epenthesis ). Source: Internet

Some scholars reserve the term epenthesis for "intrusive" vowels and use excrescence for intrusive consonants. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ependymoma epenetic epentheses epenthesize epenthetic epenthetic vowel