paragoge

American  

[par-uh-goh-jee] / ˌpær əˈgoʊ dʒi /

noun

1. the addition of a sound or group of sounds at the end of a word, as in the nonstandard pronunciation of height as height-th or once as once-t.

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paragoge British  

/ ˌpærəˈɡəʊdʒɪ, ˌpærəˈɡɒdʒɪk, ˈpærəˌɡɒɡ /

noun

1. the addition of a sound or a syllable to the end of a word, such as st in amongst

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Other Word Forms

• paragogic adjective
• paragogical adjective
• paragogically adverb

Etymology

Origin of paragoge

1650–60; < Late Latin paragōgē addition to a word, lengthening of a word < Greek paragōgḗ a leading by, alteration, change, derivative of parágein to lead by, past. See para- ¹, -agogue

Example Sentences

Paragoge, par-a-gō′jē, n. the addition of a letter or a syllable to the end of a word, as amidst for amid, generical for generic—also called epithesis and ecstasis, as opposed to prosthesis and apocope.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

At this moment Gabriel Hamburg was speaking of paragoge in Hebrew grammar, but his voice faltered and in imagination he was laying hands of paternal benediction on Joseph Strelitski's head.

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