Wondering how to use Epenthetic in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as parasitic or articulation.
Epenthetic in a sentence
Epenthetic meaning
- Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
- Inserted into a word.
Synonyms of Epenthetic
Using Epenthetic
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to epenthesis. | Inserted into a word.
- Useful related words include: parasitic, articulation.
- In the example corpus, epenthetic often appears in combinations such as: an epenthetic, epenthetic is.
Context around Epenthetic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Epenthetic
- In this selection, "epenthetic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vowel stand out and add context to how "epenthetic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include epenthetic e in and had an epenthetic i if. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "epenthetic" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with epenthetic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Epenthetic /e/ in Western Romance languages was also probably influenced by Continental Celtic languages. (14 words)
For letters with hal kirīma, an epenthetic a is added for easier pronunciation: the name for the letter ක් is akyanna. (21 words)
Martin-ek is the agent (transitive subject), so it is marked with the ergative case ending -k (with an epenthetic -e-). (21 words)
The word for "mercury" with the initial rt- cluster, for example, is also found in the other East and West Slavic languages, although Slovak retains an epenthetic vowel (ortuť). (29 words)
When this produces impossible consonant sequences, these are rectified by vocalizing w and y into u and i, if possible; otherwise, an epenthetic ä is inserted. (26 words)
Though receding at present, Italian once had an epenthetic /i/ if a consonant preceded such clusters, so that 'in Switzerland' was in /i/ Svizzera. (24 words)
Example sentences (7)
Epenthetic /e/ in Western Romance languages was also probably influenced by Continental Celtic languages.
For letters with hal kirīma, an epenthetic a is added for easier pronunciation: the name for the letter ක් is akyanna.
Martin-ek is the agent (transitive subject), so it is marked with the ergative case ending -k (with an epenthetic -e-).
That is, sk- has been broken up by inserting an epenthetic -u-; -u has also been added at the end of the word.
The word for "mercury" with the initial rt- cluster, for example, is also found in the other East and West Slavic languages, although Slovak retains an epenthetic vowel (ortuť).
Though receding at present, Italian once had an epenthetic /i/ if a consonant preceded such clusters, so that 'in Switzerland' was in /i/ Svizzera.
When this produces impossible consonant sequences, these are rectified by vocalizing w and y into u and i, if possible; otherwise, an epenthetic ä is inserted.
Common combinations with epenthetic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an epenthetic 6×
- epenthetic is 2×