rhotacization
/ˌrəʊtəsʌɪˈzeɪʃə(ə)n
/(also rhotacisation)
noun [mass noun] Phonetics
Pronunciation of a vowel to reflect a following r in the orthography, as for example in American English farm, bird.
Derivatives
rhotacized
Origin
1970s: from rhotacize (from Greek rhōtakizein) + -ation.
- nonhistorical
- non-Hodgkin
- non-Hodgkins
- non-Hodgkin's
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- non-homogeneous
- non-homologous
- non-homosexual
- non-hostile
- non-human
- noni
- nonic
- nonideal
- nonideality
- non-identical
- nonidentity
- noni juice
- nonillion
- nonillionth
- non-immune
- non-impact
- non-import
- non-importation
- non-importing
- non-inclusion