Definition of Epenthetic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to epenthesis.

Exact synonyms: Parasitic
Partainyms: Epenthesis, Epenthesis

Definition of Epenthetic

1. a. Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound.

Definition of Epenthetic

1. Adjective. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis; having been inserted into a word, ''as'' an epenthetic phoneme or syllable. ¹

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Definition of Epenthetic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epenthetic

epencephalon
ependyma
ependymal
ependymal cell
ependymal cyst
ependymal layer
ependymal zone
ependymas
ependymitis
ependymoblast
ependymoblastoma
ependymocyte
ependymoma
epentheses
epenthesis
epenthetic (current term)
epenthetically
epeolatries
epeolatry
eperdu
eperdue
epergne
epergnes
eperisone
eperlan
epersalgia
epershand
epershands
eperythrozoon
eperythrozoonosis

Literary usage of Epenthetic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Kafir Language: Comprising a Sketch of Its History; which Includes a by John Whittle Appleyard (1850)
"The letters s, I, m, and n, are termed epenthetic, when they are found in situations where they must be accounted for, on principles of euphony rather than ..."

2. Hebrew Grammar of Gesenius by Wilhelm Gesenius, Moses Stuart (1846)
"As to the tone of the epenthetic i and •*-, see No. 5 above. *7. The normal Conjugations, Piel, Pual, ..."

3. Modern Philology: Its Discoveries, History, and Influence by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight (1864)
"We find also, in Greek, other epenthetic uses of different consonants : as, ... to extend) there is an epenthetic d: to give greater syllabic strength to ..."

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