epêntese

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈpẽ.te.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈpẽ.te.ze/

Noun

epêntese f (plural epênteses)

  1. epenthesis (the insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word)

Derived terms