- epenthetic
- adjective see epenthesis
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Epenthetic — Ep en*thet ic, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. [ e]penth[ e]tique.] (Gram.) Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epenthetic — adjective Of or pertaining to epenthesis; having been inserted into a word, as an epenthetic phoneme or syllable. See Also: epenthesis, epenthetically … Wiktionary
epenthetic — See epenthesis. * * * … Universalium
epenthetic — adj. pertaining to epenthesis … English contemporary dictionary
epenthetic — ep·en·thet·ic … English syllables
epenthetic — adjective of or pertaining to epenthesis • Syn: ↑parasitic • Pertains to noun: ↑epenthesis (for: ↑parasitic), ↑epenthesis … Useful english dictionary
epenthesis — epenthetic /ep euhn thet ik/, adj. /euh pen theuh sis/, n., pl. epentheses / seez /. the insertion of one or more sounds in the middle of a word, as the schwa in the nonstandard pronunciation /el euhm/ of elm. [1650 60; < LL: insertion of a… … Universalium
Epenthesis — In phonology, epenthesis (IPA|/əˈpɛnθəsɪs/, Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις epenthesis, from epi on + en in + thesis putting ) is the addition of one or more sounds to a word, especially to the interior of a word. Epenthesis may be divided into two types … Wikipedia
Egyptian Arabic — Masri redirects here. For other uses, see Masri (disambiguation). Egyptian Arabic اللغة المصرية العامية Pronunciation [elˈloɣæ l.mɑsˤˈɾejjɑ l.ʕæmˈmejjæ] Spoken in Egypt … Wikipedia
Tsez language — Tsez цезяс мец / cezyas mec Pronunciation [t͡sɛzˈjas mɛt͡s] Spoken in Russia Region Southern Dagestan … Wikipedia
