Definition of Rhotacism. Meaning of Rhotacism. Synonyms of Rhotacism

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Rhotacism. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Rhotacism and, of course, Rhotacism synonyms and on the right images related to the word Rhotacism.

Definition of Rhotacism

Rhotacism
Rhotacism Rho"ta*cism, n. [Gr. "rwtaki`zein to use the letter r ([rho]) overmuch: cf. F. rhotacisme.] An oversounding, or a misuse, of the letter r; specifically (Phylol.), the tendency, exhibited in the Indo-European languages, to change s to r, as wese to were.

Meaning of Rhotacism from wikipedia

- Rhotacism (/ˈroʊtəsɪzəm/ ROH-tə-siz-əm) or rhotacization is a sound change that converts one consonant (usually a voiced alveolar consonant: /z/, /d/...
- Gr**** letter λ) is the difficulty in pronouncing lateral consonants. Rhotacism is a difficulty producing rhotic consonants sounds in the respective language's...
- dictionary. Rhoticism can refer to: Rhotacism (speech impediment), difficulty in pronouncing the /r/ sound Rhotacism (sound change), the historical sound...
- Germanic languages attested later: It lacks Germanic umlaut. It lacks rhotacism. The language also preserved many features that were mostly lost in other...
- "fine"); Acc. tuta / totam "city, state"; Gen. tutas / totar (the later with rhotacism, on which see below) "of the city" (note that Umbrian continues the PIE...
- are traditionally used in the classification of the Turkic languages: Rhotacism (or in some views, zetacism), e.g. in the last consonant of the word for...
- dialects of Romanian, and is posited as an intermediate historical step in rhotacism. However, the phonetic variation of the sound is considerable, and it...
- preserved up to 350 BC or so, at which point it changed into /r/ (rhotacism). This rhotacism had implications for declension: early classical Latin, honos...
- than I'd intended." As a television presenter, she is known for having a rhotacism, a minor speech impairment which affects her pronunciation of "r". When...
- last syllable. Gheg n (femën: compare English feminine) changes to r by rhotacism in Tosk (femër). Notes: The contrast between flapped r and trilled rr...