Editing Liquid consonant (section)

=== Epenthesis ===
[[Epenthesis]], or the addition of sounds, is common in environments where liquids are present, especially [[consonant cluster]]s. The epenthetic sound can be a vowel or a consonant.<ref name=":72" /> For example, the genitive of the [[Ancient Greek]] noun <span lang="grc" dir="ltr">ἀνήρ</span> ''anḗr'' "man" is <span lang="grc" dir="ltr">ἀν'''δ'''ρός</span> ''an'''d'''rós'', with the insertion of a [d] sound between a [[nasal consonant]] and the liquid [r]. Another example is the [[Irish language|Irish]] word ''<span lang="ga" dir="ltr">bolg</span>'' "belly", usually pronounced with an epenthetic [[Mid central vowel|schwa]] {{IPA|[ə]}} after the liquid {{IPA|[lˠ]}}: {{IPA|[ˈbˠɔlˠəg]|lang=ga}}.