epenthesis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
    • the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis

WordNet

E*pen"the*sis noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. + to put or set in.
Wordforms
plural Epentheses
Definitions
  1. (Gram.) The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in "nimble" from AS. nemol.

Webster 1913