rhotacism
nounEtymology
From New Latin rhōtacismus, from Ancient Greek *ῥωτακισμός (*rhōtakismós), from ῥωτακίζω (rhōtakízō, “to incorrectly use rho”), from ῥῶ (rhô, “rho (the Greek equivalent of r)”) in analogy with ἰωτακίζω (iōtakízō, “to incorrectly use iota”); itself from ἰῶτα (iôta) in analogy with ἀττικίζω (attikízō, “talk like an Athenian”). By surface analysis, rho + -tacism.
- borrowed from rhōtacismus
Definitions
An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R.
A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R
A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R; rhotacization.
The inability to pronounce the letter R
The inability to pronounce the letter R; derhotacization.
- For example: r’s may become burrs or guttural grunts or w’s or l’s (rhotacism); […]
- From the analysis of Kana writings, hypothesizes that the inability to establish a stable… […] The correction of rhotacism by means of an electric vibrator.
- It is universally accepted that the rhotacism, a defective utterance of the /r/ sounds, is usually the last and most difficult American English consonant to correct functionally. I use two methods to help correct the rhotacism.
The neighborhood
- neighbornonrhotic
- neighbornon-rhotic
- neighborrhotic
- neighborrhoticity
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for rhotacism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA