Meanings
nounanaptyxis (countable and uncountable, plural anaptyxes)
plural anaptyxes
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
Synonyms: linking vowel, svarabhakti · Antonyms: excrescence
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνάπτυξις
- New Latinanaptyxis
- Englishanaptyxis
Learned borrowing from New Latin anaptyxis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυξις (anáptuxis).
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Catalan anaptixi
- anaptixiepenthesis of a vowel
Czech anaptyxe
- anaptyxeepenthesis of a vowel
Finnish anaptyksis
- anaptyksisepenthesis of a vowel
French anaptyxe
- anaptyxeepenthesis of a vowel
German Sprossvokal, Sproßvokal
- Sprossvokalepenthesis of a vowel
- Sproßvokalepenthesis of a vowel
- Anaptyxeepenthesis of a vowel
- Anaptyxisepenthesis of a vowel
Polish epenteza samogłosek
- epenteza samogłosekepenthesis of a vowel
Portuguese anaptixe
- anaptixeepenthesis of a vowel
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anaptyxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anaptyxis
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