Found 2 items, similar to Epenthesis.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: epenthesis
epenthesis
n : the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make
its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in
the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis"
[also:
epentheses (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Epenthesis
Epenthesis
\E*pen"the*sis\, n.; pl.
Epentheses. [L., fr. Gr.
?; 'epi` + ? to put or set in.] (Gram.)
The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word;
as, the b in
“nimble” from AS. n[=e]mol.
[1913 Webster]