EPENTHESIS (epentheses)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: epentheses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does epenthesis mean? 

• EPENTHESIS (noun)
  The noun EPENTHESIS has 1 sense:

1. the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier

  Familiarity information: EPENTHESIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPENTHESIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word 'bush' is epenthesis

Hypernyms ("epenthesis" is a kind of...):

articulation (the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech)