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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin epithesis, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθεσις (epíthesis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈpi.te.zi/
- Rhymes: -itezi
- Hyphenation: e‧pì‧te‧si
Noun
epitesi f (invariable)
- (linguistics) epithesis, paragoge
- Synonym: paragoge
See also
Further reading
- epitesi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- epitesi in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- epitesi in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- epìtesi in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- epìteṡi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana