paragoge

[ par-uh-goh-jee ]
/ ˌpær əˈgoʊ dʒi /

noun

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.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM paragoge

par·a·gog·ic [par-uh-goj-ik] /ˌpær əˈgɒdʒ ɪk/, par·a·gog·i·cal, adjective par·a·gog·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby paragoge

paraglide, paraglider, paragliding, paraglyph printing, paragnathous, paragoge, paragon, paragonimiasis, paragonimus, paragonimus westermani, paragonite

British Dictionary definitions for paragoge

paragoge

paragogue (ˈpærəˌɡɒɡ)

/ (ˌpærəˈɡəʊdʒɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of paragoge

paragogic (ˌpærəˈɡɒdʒɪk) or paragogical, adjective paragogically, adverb

Word Origin for paragoge

C17: via Late Latin from Greek paragōgē an alteration, ultimately from paragein to lead past, change