epéntesis

See also: epèntesis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπεντίθημι (epentíthēmi, “to insert”).

Noun

epéntesis f (plural epéntesis)

1. epenthesis

Further reading

• “epéntesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10