rhotacism
Meanings
Plural: rhotacisms
Noun
- An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R.
- A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R; rhotacization.
- The inability to pronounce the letter R; derhotacization.
Origin / 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.
Scrabble Score: 16
rhotacism is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordrhotacism is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
rhotacism is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 0
rhotacism is not valid in Words With Friends