The pronunciation of ATHLETE for athlete is an example of an epenthesis. From LearnThat.org.
The insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
In other words, epenthesis is likely to be unnecessary. From Wordnik.com. [I tripped over Pre-IE the other day] Reference
Unlike a totally unproven epenthesis, rules concerning sonorancy prove its absence in at least one case. From Wordnik.com. [I tripped over Pre-IE the other day] Reference
So ideally you want to find a noun with a-epenthesis that will correspond in root with a verb, and see what happens?. From Wordnik.com. [Phonotactic processes during Syncope in Pre-IE] Reference
So... we see that offending verbs like these did not survive intact and yet were not resolved by metathesis or epenthesis. From Wordnik.com. [Pre-IE Syncope has an easter-egg surprise for you] Reference
This epenthesis is seen elsewhere, as in Herecele where its Greek origin emphasizes that this phonetic process did indeed happen. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
I might also be interested to find out that vowel insertion is widespread enough in the world's languages to have a name, epenthesis also called anaptyxis. From Wordnik.com. [Peevish About Language Pet Peevishness] Reference
I notice that Mongolian also has a similar process of left-to-right schwa epenthesis however this seems to occur to resolve clustering in the coda not the onset. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
Humorous epenthesis is deliberate, but I can think of only one, offhand. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 1] Reference
But epenthesis of a consonant is more common, especially b or p after m, and d after n. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Names] Reference
I claim they fit the Webster definition of epenthesis (which Ms. Sobel says is correct). From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 4] Reference
Mrs. Gluck also offers the popular "nucular," but that is a mispronunciation, and not epenthesis. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 4] Reference
This may make so-called educated people smile, but they themselves are not free of committing epenthesis. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 1] Reference
Thus saying "scrapegoat" for scapegoat is epenthesis, but saying "mischievious" for mischievous is vowel epenthesis. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 1] Reference
This, by an aphaeresis of tau and an epenthesis of omicron in two places, may be identified with echonoe, and signifies. From Wordnik.com. [Cratylus] Reference
P.S. No less an excellent writer and stylist than George V. Higgins either committed an epenthesis or had poor proof-reading do it in his name. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 4] Reference
Examples: "spor" → "poy" "parka" → "paka" Vowel epenthesis: Children sometimes break up consonant clusters not by deleting one of the consonants, but by adding a vowel to separate them. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Among phonetic changes which occur with more or less regularity are those called aphesis, epenthesis, epithesis, assimilation, dissimilation, and metathesis, convenient terms which are less learned than they appear. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Names] Reference
A letter or sillable from the begynnynge of a worde, of a letter, when we say: The pẽthesis of thys house is to low, for the epenthesis. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes] Reference
Feed URL: http://www. epenthesis.org/index. xml. From Wordnik.com. [Random feeds from Syndic8.com] Reference
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