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peg element

peg element noun: in the Athabaskan languages, an epenthetic prefix added to a syllable to allow it to conform to the language's phonotactic restrictions.

Noun

peg element (plural peg elements)

  1. In the Athabaskan languages, an epenthetic prefix added to a syllable to allow it to conform to the language's phonotactic restrictions.

Forms of peg element

pluralpeg elements

Questions about peg element

What does peg element mean?
Peg element means in the Athabaskan languages, an epenthetic prefix added to a syllable to allow it to conform to the language's phonotactic restrictions.
What part of speech is peg element?
Peg element is a noun.
What is the plural of peg element?
The plural of peg element is peg elements.

Words near peg element in the dictionary

  1. peg back
  2. peg boy
  3. peg boys
  4. peg dope
  5. peg down
  6. peg element
  7. peg elements
  8. peg float
  9. peg floats
  10. peg house
  11. peg houses

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