epenthetic

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/
• Hyphenation: ep‧en‧thet‧ic

epenthetic (not comparable)

1. (phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
   • 2015 December 7, Julie Beck, “The Linguistics of 'YouTube Voice'”, in The Atlantic‎:

     “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.”

2. (phonology, of a phoneme or syllable) Inserted into a word.

• epenthetical
• epenthetically

• epenthesis