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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

음운삽입

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eumunsapib

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Epenthesis/əˈpɛn.θə.sɪs/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15420 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"음운삽입은 단어 안에 소리가 덧붙여지는 현상입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The insertion of a sound or letter within a word, typically to make pronunciation easier.

    "The pronunciation of 'athlete' as 'ath-uh-lete' is a common example of epenthesis."
  2. 2

    A historical sound change whereby an extra phoneme is added into words over generations of language evolution.

    "Epenthesis explains how the Latin 'homicidium' developed into certain intermediate forms before modern reflexes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word 'epenthesis', originating from the Ancient Greek 'epenthesis' (ἐπένθεσις), meaning 'an insertion', from 'epi-' (upon, in addition) + 'en-' (in) + 'thesis' (a placing). Entering English in the 17th century, the term was adopted into linguistic nomenclature to describe the phonetic phenomenon of adding a sound into a word.

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