单词 | rhotacize |
释义 | rhotacize/ˈrəʊtəsʌɪz/(also rhotacise) Linguistics verb 1 [with object] To change (a sound, especially the phoneme/s/) into the phoneme/r/. Also: to alter the form and pronunciation of (a word) by changing one of its sounds, especially the phoneme/s/, into the phoneme/r/. 2 [no object] Of a sound (especially the phoneme/s/): to change into the phoneme/r/. OriginLate 19th century. Either from Byzantine Greek ῥωτακίζειν to make overmuch or wrong use of the letter ῥ (from ancient Greek ῥῶ + -ίζειν, with inserted -τακ- probably after Hellenistic Greek ἰωτακισμός), or independently from rhotac- + -ize. |
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