English Etymology
From the Gr. term|scGrek|επι|επί|trepÃ|upon + term|scGrek|εν||tren|in + term|scGrek|θεσις|θÎσις|trthésis|placing.
Noun wikipedia en-noun|epenthes|es
#linguistics The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonology|phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.
Derived terms epenthetic
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Definition at BYU
vi:epenthesis tr:epenthesis zh:epenthesis
