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epenthesis

[ uh-pen-thuh-sis ]

noun

plural epentheses
  1. the insertion of one or more sounds in the middle of a word, as the schwa in the nonstandard pronunciation [el, -, uh, m] of elm.

epenthesis

/ ˌɛpɛnˈθɛtɪk; ɛˈpɛnθɪsɪs /

noun

  1. the insertion of a sound or letter into a word
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • epenthetic, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ··ٳ· [ep-, uh, n-, thet, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epenthesis1

1650–60; < Late Latin: insertion of a letter < Greek éԳٳ equivalent to ep- ep- + en- en- 2 + ٳé placing; thesis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epenthesis1

C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from epentithenai to insert, from epi- + en- ² + tithenai to place

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