epenthetic

Adjective

Meaning

Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound.

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The word for "mercury" with the initial rt- cluster, for example, is also found in the other East and West Slavic languages, although Slovak retains an epenthetic vowel (ortuť). Source: Internet

Martin-ek is the agent (transitive subject), so it is marked with the ergative case ending -k (with an epenthetic -e-). Source: Internet

For letters with hal kirīma, an epenthetic a is added for easier pronunciation: the name for the letter ක is akyanna. Source: Internet

That is, sk- has been broken up by inserting an epenthetic -u-; -u has also been added at the end of the word. Source: Internet

Though receding at present, Italian once had an epenthetic /i/ if a consonant preceded such clusters, so that 'in Switzerland' was in /i/ Svizzera. Source: Internet

When this produces impossible consonant sequences, these are rectified by vocalizing w and y into u and i, if possible; otherwise, an epenthetic ä is inserted. Source: Internet

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