epenthetic
adjective
- Pertaining to, or of the nature of, epenthesis.
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/
adj
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπενθετικός (epenthetikós, “inserted”).
- Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
““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.””
- Inserted into a word.