epenthetic

/ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

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adj

adj

Inserted into a word.

"“I’ve added a little vowel between the t and the r,” Baron says. “It elongates the word, it adds an extra syllable to the word, it emphasizes the word. There’s a name for this: epenthetic vowel.”"

From Ancient Greek ἐπενθετικός (epenthetikós, “inserted”).

epenthetical epenthetically

epenthesis

parasitic

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How do you pronounce epenthetic?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/.

What does epenthetic mean?

Of or pertaining to epenthesis.

Where does epenthetic come from?

It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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