"rhotic" meaning in All languages combined

See rhotic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈrəʊtɪk/ [UK], /ˈroʊtɪk/ [US] Forms: rhotic [positive], more rhotic [comparative], most rhotic [superlative]
enPR: rōt'ĭk [US] Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a sound in a word is rhotic, it has the sound the letter r makes in most American, Canadian, and Irish ways of talking.
    Sense id: simple-rhotic-en-adj-jwcaiOMs
  2. If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is rhotic, it uses this sound after a vowel: often used in dividing English accents into the rhotic and the non-rhotic. (Note that all accents of English pronounce the rhotic sound if "r" or "rh" is immediately followed by a vowel – which means it is always pronounced at the start of a word.)
    Sense id: simple-rhotic-en-adj-NI3R8Aw5
     
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rhotic",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more rhotic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most rhotic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If a sound in a word is rhotic, it has the sound the letter r makes in most American, Canadian, and Irish ways of talking."
      ],
      "id": "simple-rhotic-en-adj-jwcaiOMs"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is rhotic, it uses this sound after a vowel: often used in dividing English accents into the rhotic and the non-rhotic. (Note that all accents of English pronounce the rhotic sound if \"r\" or \"rh\" is immediately followed by a vowel – which means it is always pronounced at the start of a word.)"
      ],
      "id": "simple-rhotic-en-adj-NI3R8Aw5"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrəʊtɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"r@UtIk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "rōt'ĭk",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈroʊtɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"roUtIk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rhotic"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rhotic",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more rhotic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most rhotic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If a sound in a word is rhotic, it has the sound the letter r makes in most American, Canadian, and Irish ways of talking."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is rhotic, it uses this sound after a vowel: often used in dividing English accents into the rhotic and the non-rhotic. (Note that all accents of English pronounce the rhotic sound if \"r\" or \"rh\" is immediately followed by a vowel – which means it is always pronounced at the start of a word.)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrəʊtɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"r@UtIk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "rōt'ĭk",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈroʊtɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"roUtIk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rhotic"
}

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