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). < n.1876 |
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