Rhotacism Definition

rōtəsizəm
noun
The change of a sound, esp. (s) or (z), to the sound (r)
Webster's New World

(countable, linguistics): A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R, such as Latin flos becoming florem in the accusative case.

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Other Word Forms of Rhotacism

Noun

Singular:
rhotacism
Plural:
rhotacisms

Origin of Rhotacism

  • From New Latin rhotacismus (“excessive or peculiar use of [r], especially the conversion of another sound (usually [s] or [z]) to [r]"), from Ancient Greek * ῥωτακισμός, from ῥωτακίζω (rhotakizō, “I incorrectly use rho"), from ῥῶ (rhō, “rho (the Greek equivalent of r)")

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