"rhotacism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹəʊ.tə.sɪ.zəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹoʊ.tə.sɪ.zəm/ [General-American] Forms: rhotacisms [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊtəsɪzəm Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|rhōtacismus}} New Latin rhōtacismus, {{der|en|grc||*ῥωτακισμός}} Ancient Greek *ῥωτακισμός (*rhōtakismós), {{surf|en|rho|-tacism}} By surface analysis, rho + -tacism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rhotacism (countable and uncountable, plural rhotacisms)
  1. An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R): rotacismus (Czech), ráčkování (Czech), ráčkovanie (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-rhotacism-en-noun-MRCzm1uw Disambiguation of 'exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R': 73 7 20
  2. (countable, phonology) A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R; rhotacization. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Phonology Translations (linguistic sound change): rotacizm [masculine] (Albanian), ռոտացիզմ (ṙotacʻizm) (Armenian), րեականություն (reakanutʻyun) (Armenian), errotazismo (Basque), rotacisme [masculine] (Catalan), rotacismus [masculine] (Czech), rotacizmus [masculine] (Czech), rotacisme [masculine] (Dutch), rotaismo (Esperanto), äänteenmuutos R:ksi (Finnish), rotasismi (Finnish), rhotacisme [masculine] (French), როტაციზმი (roṭacizmi) (Georgian), Rhotazismus [masculine] (German), ρωτακισμός (rotakismós) [masculine] (Greek), rotacizmus (Hungarian), rotacismo [masculine] (Italian), rotacyzm [masculine] (Polish), ротаци́зм (rotacízm) [masculine] (Russian), rotacizmus [masculine] (Slovak), rotacizm [masculine] (Slovene), rotacismo (Spanish), rotatsizm (Uzbek)
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  3. The inability to pronounce the letter R; derhotacization. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (inability to pronounce the letter R): ráčkování [neuter] (Czech), ärrävika (Finnish), erre moscia [feminine] (Italian), rotacismo [masculine] (Italian), грасси́рование (grassírovanije) [neuter] (Russian), карта́вость (kartávostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), rotacismo (Spanish), tafod tew [masculine] (Welsh)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nonrhotic, non-rhotic, rhotic, rhoticity Coordinate_terms: lambdacism, sigmatism, zetacism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R",
      "word": "rotacismus"
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      "sense": "exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R",
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      "sense": "linguistic sound change",
      "word": "errotazismo"
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      "word": "rotacisme"
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      "word": "rotaismo"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "linguistic sound change",
      "word": "äänteenmuutos R:ksi"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "linguistic sound change",
      "word": "rotasismi"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "roṭacizmi",
      "sense": "linguistic sound change",
      "word": "როტაციზმი"
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      "word": "Rhotazismus"
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "rotakismós",
      "sense": "linguistic sound change",
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      "word": "ρωτακισμός"
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      "word": "rotacyzm"
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      "roman": "rotacízm",
      "sense": "linguistic sound change",
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      "word": "ротаци́зм"
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      "sense": "inability to pronounce the letter R",
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      "code": "cy",
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