rhotacism
[ roh-tuh-siz-uh m ]
/ ˈroʊ təˌsɪz əm /
noun
Historical Linguistics.
a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
excessive use of the sound (r), its misarticulation, or the substitution of another sound for it.
Origin of rhotacism
OTHER WORDS FROM rhotacism
rho·ta·cis·tic, adjectiveWords nearby rhotacism
rhondda cynon taff,
rhone,
rhone river,
rhone wine,
rhopalid bug,
rhotacism,
rhotacize,
rhotic,
rhs,
rhubarb,
rhumb
British Dictionary definitions for rhotacism
rhotacism
/ (ˈrəʊtəˌsɪzəm) /
noun phonetics
excessive use or idiosyncratic pronunciation of r
Derived forms of rhotacism
rhotacist, noun rhotacistic, adjectiveWord Origin for rhotacism
C19: from New Latin
rhōtacismus, from Greek
rhōtakizein (verb) from the letter
rho