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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RHOTACISM

From New Latin rhōtacismus, from Greek rhōtakizein (verb) from the letter rho.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RHOTACISM

rhotacism  [ˈrəʊtəˌsɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHOTACISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rhotacism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RHOTACISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rhotacism

Rhotacism may refer to an excessive or idiosyncratic use of the letter r, the inability to pronounce r, or the conversion of another consonant into r. The term comes from the Greek letter rho, denoting "r".

Definition of rhotacism in the English dictionary

The definition of rhotacism in the dictionary is excessive use or idiosyncratic pronunciation of r.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHOTACISM


aestheticism
iːsˈθɛtɪˌsɪzəm
betacism
ˈbiːtəˌsɪzəm
Catholicism
kəˈθɒlɪˌsɪzəm
criticism
ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm
cynicism
ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm
demoniacism
diːmənˈaɪəˌsɪzəm
eclecticism
ɪˈklɛktɪˌsɪzəm
eroticism
ɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm
fanaticism
fəˈnætɪˌsɪzəm
histrionicism
ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnəˌsɪzəm
iotacism
aɪˈəʊtəˌsɪzəm
itacism
ˈiːtəˌsɪzəm
labdacism
ˈlæbdəˌsɪzəm
lambdacism
ˈlæmdəˌsɪzəm
mysticism
ˈmɪstɪˌsɪzəm
narcissism
ˈnɑːsɪˌsɪzəm
neoclassicism
ˌniːəʊˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm
neuroticism
njʊˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm
polysynthesism
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪnθəˌsɪzəm
romanticism
rəʊˈmæntɪˌsɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHOTACISM

rhomboideus
rhombos
rhombporphyry
rhombus
rhonchal
rhonchi
rhonchial
rhonchus
rhoncus
Rhondda
Rhondda Cynon Taff
rhopalic
rhopalism
rhopaloceral
rhopalocerous
rhotacist
rhotacistic
rhotacize
rhotic
rhoticity

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHOTACISM

agnosticism
antiracism
athleticism
classicism
etacism
exorcism
exoticism
fascism
literary criticism
mosaicism
ostracism
racism
reverse racism
scepticism
scholasticism
self-criticism
skepticism
supremacism
textual criticism
witticism

Synonyms and antonyms of rhotacism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rhotacism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RHOTACISM

Find out the translation of rhotacism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rhotacism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rhotacism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

rhotacism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rhotacism
570 millions of speakers

English

rhotacism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rhotacism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لثغة الراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ротацизма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rotacismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rhotacism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rhotacism
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rhotacism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rhotacism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

rhotacism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rhotacism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rhotacism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rhotacism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rhotacism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृक्षारोपण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rhotacism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rhotacism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rhotacism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ротацизма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rhotacism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rhotacism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rhotacism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rhotacism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rhotacism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rhotacism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RHOTACISM»

The term «rhotacism» is used very little and occupies the 175.503 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RHOTACISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rhotacism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rhotacism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rhotacism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHOTACISM»

Discover the use of rhotacism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rhotacism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Foundations of Latin
This volume provides an up-to-date account of the linguistic evolution of Latin, from its origins in the Proto-Indo-European ancestral language until the end of the second century CE. As the first English-language treatment of the history ...
Philip Baldi, 2002
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Rhotacism
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rhotacism refers to several phenomena related to the usage of the consonant r (whether as an alveolar tap, alveolar trill, or the rarer uvular trill):
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
3
Historical Linguistics
M iddle-Indo-Aryan Hindi Bengali Gujarati kampa- ka:p- ka:p- ka:p- 'tongue' ganthi ga:th ga:th ga:th 'knot' bandha ba:dh ba:dh ba:dh 'bond, dam' safijha sazjh sazjh sa:jh 'twilight' (Masica 1991: 188) 2.7.4 Rhotacism (VsV > VrV) Rhotacism ...
Lisa Purse, Lyle Campbell, 2013
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Phonologica 1988: Proceedings of the 6th International ...
These are not properly the cases of rhotacism of /z/ that we are considering but they also involve the lenition of a sibilant into an /r/, and they most probably can be accounted for in similar terms. Most of the cases of interchange between /z/ and ...
Wolfgang U. Dressler, 1992
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Old English: A Historical Linguistic Companion
The story of */s/ is not so complex (since there is no hardening to stop or ancestral voiced fricative involved); though of course Verner's Law and rhotacism are complicating factors. For initial position, seofon 'seven' (L septem); for final mus (L ...
Roger Lass, 1994
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Auditory Representations in Phonology
Rhotacism is a process by which s becomes r intervocalically, and gives rise to alternations such as that shown in (12). (12) s —> r /V_V e.g. ōs (nom. sg.) - ōris ( gen. sg.) 'mouth' Rhotacism also applies in the nominative singular of polysyllabic ...
Edward S. Flemming, 2013
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
C. Lambdacism and Rhotacism. These are two of the most common defects in pronunciation: lambdacism denotes the imperfect sounding of -/- (as by making it sound like an -r- or -y-), and rhotacism denotes the imperfect sounding of -r- (as by ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2000
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Language History: An Introduction
For example, as we have already seen above (28) in the discussion of rhotacism, in the 4th century BC Lat. s > r between vowels. All cases of s present in the language at the time were thus altered.1 What then are we to make of such Latin  ...
Andrew L. Sihler, 2000
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Old English Phonology
The rhotacism, which seems to be common Germanic (and also occurs in other dialects: cf. L. honos, honoris < *honosis) turns all [z] < [s] by Verner's Law (and all other [z]) to some kind of [r]. This accounts for alternations of the ceosanjcoren,  ...
Roger Lass, John Mathieson Anderson, John M. Anderson, 1975
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Rhotacism in the Old Italian Languages and the Exceptions
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Edward Lorraine Walter, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHOTACISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rhotacism is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Best Pages on Some Campaign Websites are the Ones That …
“Hi, this is Senator Bernie Sanders,” says Senator Bernie Sanders, his rhotacism resounding on the brick around him. “The good news is you're on the right ... «GovExec.com, May 15»
2
Fresh Off The Boat: “Dribbling Tiger, Bounce Pass Dragon”
Did anyone else find it odd that the little girl who Jessica said had a lisp didn't actually exhibit a lisp, but rhotacism? I wasn't sure if Jessica was supposed to be ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Apr 15»
3
When did Americans lose their British accents?
As for the "why," though, one big factor in the divergence of the accents is rhotacism. The General American accent is rhotic and speakers pronounce the r in ... «The Week Magazine, Feb 15»
4
5 things you never knew about your accent
It's often said that the biggest difference between a British accent and an American one is rhotacism; words in British English have a flat "r" sound, while in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
5
Baz, a presenter that only a mum could love
In much the same way people suffering from rhotacism are condemned to never be able to name their condition (clue: Jonathan Ross suffers from it) most blokes ... «Belfast Telegraph, Sep 14»
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Tiny Rocket Racoon Returns In Ridiculously Adorable San Diego …
... cosplays are on point too, of course, but I know for a fact she can pronounce the names of the characters she's dressed up as without any hint of a rhotacism. «The Mary Sue, Aug 14»
7
Rik Mayall's genius was one-off
The young, girls and boys alike, didn't just quote his best lines, they soaked up his mannerisms, snorting as he did, mimicking his rhotacism, reproducing the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
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ArtsBeat | New Online Magazine Honors the Mighty Schwa
And if its writers occasionally throw around terms like “rhotacism” (the excessive or idiosyncratic use of the letter “r,” in the manner of Elmer Fudd), he added, ... «New York Times, May 14»
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Here's Why It's Impossible To Pick The Perfect Baby Name
My parents could not have predicted my rhotacism." -- Beorn (Reddit user AHundred). Consider that we live in an ever-evolving digital world. 488091055. «Huffington Post, May 14»
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Jeff Simon: 'Penny Dreadful' begins its Showtime run with late …
Add to that the fact that the actor playing him affects rhotacism, the Elmer Fudd speech defect which pronounces “R's” as “W's.” Somewhere in the Great Beyond, ... «Buffalo News, May 14»

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