epenthetic

• Terme linguistique spécialisé décrivant un son ou une lettre inséré dans un mot pour faciliter la prononciation ; ne s'emploie pas comme adjectif courant.

A highly technical linguistic term describing a sound or letter inserted into a word to ease pronunciation, not used as a general adjective.

1. Relating to epenthesisC2formal

   Describing a sound or letter that is inserted into a word to make it easier to pronounce, often occurring in language evolution or casual speech.

   épenthétique (relatif à l'épenthèse)

   • The 'b' in 'thimble' is an epenthetic sound that developed over time.
   • In some dialects, an epenthetic vowel is added between consonants, like 'athlete' becoming 'ath-e-lete'.
   • Linguists study epenthetic changes to understand how languages evolve.

   Synonymesexcrescentintrusiveparasitic