| 单词 | anaptyxis | 
| 释义 | anaptyxisn. Phonetics.   The development or insertion of an additional sound in a word (esp. a vowel between two consonants) in order to facilitate pronunciation. Cf. epenthesis n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > 			[noun]		 > development of between consonants anaptyxis1876 1876    A. S. Wilkins tr.  G. Curtius Princ. Greek Etymol. II. Index of Subj. 413/1  				Anaptyxis [Ger. Anaptyxis]. 1880    A. S. Wilkins  & E. B. England tr.  G. Curtius Greek Verb xvii. 445  				The stem ἀλεκ..has come by anaptyxis [Ger. Anaptyxis] from ἀλκ. 1904    C. D. Buck Gram. Oscan & Umbrian 52  				Usually there is no anaptyxis between n and a guttural, e.g. tanginùd. 2019    Hebrew Stud. 60 8  				Under stress, the diphthong was preserved, and ultimately underwent anaptyxis, yielding forms such as báyit (< *bayt < *balt) ‘house’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). <  | 
	
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