rhotacism
/ˈɹoʊ.tə.sɪ.zəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: rhōtacismus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹoʊ.tə.sɪ.zəm/
- British English: /ˈɹəʊ.tə.sɪ.zəm/