Vocabulary Entry

epenthetic

|adjective • noun

adjective

Relating to an epenthesis or characterized by the insertion of a sound or letter into a word.

Example Sentences

"The epenthetic vowel in 'athlete' makes it easier to pronounce."

"Some languages use epenthetic sounds to break up difficult consonant clusters."

"Epenthetic insertions can change the way a word is perceived in speech."

noun

Example Sentences

"Epenthesis often occurs in casual speech."

"The linguist studied various types of epenthesis across languages."

"Epenthetic forms can lead to dialectal variations in pronunciation."