English Dictionary

epithesis

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(linguistics) The addition of a letter or sound at the end of a word, without changing its meaning. / (medicine) The surgical correction of deformity or of crooked limbs.

日本語の意味

言語学において、単語の意味を変えずに末尾に文字や音を加える現象。 / 医学において、奇形や曲がった四肢などの変形を修正する手術。

In historical phonology, researchers labeled the extra vowel at the end of the form as an epithesis, the addition of a final sound that left the meaning unchanged.

歴史音韻論では、語形の末尾に付け加えられた余分な母音を語尾の付加と説明し、それが意味を変えなかったと研究者たちは述べた。

意味（1）

(linguistics) The addition of a letter or sound at the end of a word, without changing its meaning.

Some linguists distinguish between epenthesis, addition within a word, and epithesis, addition at the end.

意味（2）

(medicine) The surgical correction of deformity or of crooked limbs.

意味（3）

(medicine) A splint or other appliance to be worn.

epitheses （ plural ）