What is "epentheses"

Epenthesis \E*pen"the*sis\, n.; pl. Epentheses. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` + ? to put or set in.] (Gram.) The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in ``nimble'' from AS. n[=e]mol.

n. (plural of epenthesis English)

See epenthesis

1. n. 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"

2. [also: epentheses (pl)]