anaptyxis

[ an-uhp-tik-sis, an-ap- ]

noun

, plural an·ap·tyx·es [an-, uh, p-, tik, -seez, an-ap-].

1. epenthesis of a vowel.

anaptyxis

/ ˌænæpˈtɪktɪk; ˌænæpˈtɪksɪs /

noun

1. the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable

Derived Forms

• anaptyctic, adjective

Other Words From

• an·ap·tyc·tic [an-, uh, p-, tik, -tik, an-ap-], anap·tycti·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anaptyxis¹

1880–85; < New Latin < Greek, equivalent to anaptyk- (stem of anaptýssein to unfold, equivalent to ana- ana- + ptýssein to fold) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of anaptyxis¹

C19: via New Latin from Greek anaptuxis, from anaptussein to unfold, from ana- + ptussein to fold