epenthetic

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/ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to epenthesis.

Similar
parasitic
OriginAncient Greek ἐπενθετικός →
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Meanings

adjectiveepenthetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf or pertaining to epenthesis.

    “I’ve added a little vowel between the t and the r,” Baron says. “It elongates the word, it adds an extra syllable to the word, it emphasizes the word. There’s a name for this: epenthetic vowel.”

    2015 December 7, Julie Beck, “The Linguistics of 'YouTube Voice'”, in The Atlantic
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesInserted into a word.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or pertaining to epenthesis

Similar
parasitic
Also see
parasitic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπενθετικός“inserted”
  2. Englishepenthetic

From Ancient Greek ἐπενθετικός (epenthetikós, “inserted”).

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Translations

Catalan epentètic, epentètic
  • epentèticof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epentèticinserted into a word
Danish epentetisk, epentetisk
  • epentetiskof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epentetiskinserted into a word
Esperanto epenteza, epenteza
  • epentezaof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epentezainserted into a word
Finnish epenteettinen, epenteettinen
  • epenteettinenof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epenteettineninserted into a word
French épenthétique, épenthétique
  • épenthétiqueof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • épenthétiqueinserted into a word
German epenthetisch, epenthetisch
  • epenthetischof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epenthetischinserted into a word
Irish cúnta
  • cúntainserted into a word
Italian epentetico, epentetico
  • epenteticoof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epenteticoinserted into a word
Norwegian Bokmål epentetisk, epentetisk
  • epentetiskof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epentetiskinserted into a word
Polish epentetyczny, epentetyczny
  • epentetycznyof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epentetycznyinserted into a word
Portuguese epentético, epentético
  • epentéticoof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epentéticoinserted into a word
Russian вставно́й, эпентети́ческий
  • вставно́й (vstavnój)of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • эпентети́ческий (epentɛtíčeskij)of or pertaining to epenthesis
  • эпентети́ческий (epentɛtíčeskij)inserted into a word
Spanish epentético, epentético
  • epentéticoof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epentéticoinserted into a word
Swedish epentetisk, epentetisk
  • epentetiskof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epentetiskinserted into a word
Welsh ymwthiol, epenthetig
  • ymwthiolof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • epenthetigof or pertaining to epenthesis
  • ymwthiolinserted into a word
  • epenthetiginserted into a word
Cite this entry
APA

epenthetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epenthetic

MLA

“epenthetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epenthetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epenthetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epenthetic.

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