epenthesis

noun
/ɪˈpɛn.θə.sɪs/

Etymology

Middle of 16th century: via Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπεντίθημι (epentíthēmi, “to insert”), from ἐπί (epí) + ἐντίθημι (entíthēmi, “to put in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”).

  1. derived from ἐπένθεσις

Definitions

  1. The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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