paragoge

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin paragoge, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpæɹəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpæɹəˈɡoʊd͡ʒi/ (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹəˈɡoʊd͡ʒi/ === Noun === paragoge (countable and uncountable, plural paragoges) (grammar, prosody, rhetoric) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function. ==== Synonyms ==== ecstasis epithesis ==== Coordinate terms ==== epenthesis prothesis ==== Derived terms ==== paragogic ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === From Late Latin paragōgē, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.raˈɡɔ.d͡ʒe/ Rhymes: -ɔdʒe Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧gò‧ge === Noun === paragoge f (plural paragogi) (grammar, prosody) paragoge Synonym: epitesi == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pa.raˈɡoː.ɡeː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pa.raˈɡɔː.d͡ʒe] === Noun === paragōgē f (genitive paragōgēs); first declension (Late Latin, grammar, prosody) paragoge ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē). === References === “paragoge”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “paragoge”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin paragōgē, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paɾaˈɡoxe/ [pa.ɾaˈɣ̞o.xe] Rhymes: -oxe Syllabification: pa‧ra‧go‧ge === Noun === paragoge f (plural paragoges) paragoge ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “paragoge”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025