epêntese
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- epenthese (obsolete)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈpẽ.te.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈpẽ.te.ze/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /eˈpẽ.tɨ.zɨ/
Noun
epêntese f (plural epênteses)
- epenthesis (the insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “epêntese”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “epêntese”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026