English

Noun

anaptyxis ‎(plural anaptyxes)

1. (phonetics) epenthesis of a vowel – insertion of a vowel; svarabhakti. For example, the middle ‘-a-’ in thataway, or use of infixes -i- and -o- in coining English words on classical roots.

Synonyms

• svarabhakti
• linking vowel

Antonyms

• excrescence

Hypernyms

• epenthesis

Translations

See also

• tmesis
• paragoge
• interconsonantal