epenthesis

Significat (Anglès)

The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.

Conceptes

epèntesi

epentesi

Sinònims

intrusion

Traduccions

épenthèse

epéntesis

epêntese

epentesi

epenthesis

Epenthese

Fugenlaut

samprasárana

epentesis

fugenlaut

ses türemesi

Fugenelement

επένθεση

epèntesi

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɪˈpɛn.θə.sɪs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Middle of 16th century: via Late Latin, from 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”).