iotacism

noun

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰωτακισμός (iōtakismós), by surface analysis from iota + -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme).

  1. borrowed from ἰωτακισμός

Definitions

  1. Pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such…

    Pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.

  2. A misspelling resulting from such pronunciation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for iotacism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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