RHOTACISM

Etymology

Noun

rhotacism (countable and uncountable, plural rhotacisms)

An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R.

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

Inability to pronounce the letter R; derhotacization.

Anagrams

• Chromista, chromista

Source: Wiktionary

Rho"ta*cism, n. Etym: [Gr. "rwtaki`zein to use the letter r (r) overmuch: cf. F. rhotacisme.]

Definition: An oversounding, or a misuse, of the letter r; specifically (Phylol.), the tendency, exhibited in the Indo-European languages, to change s to r, as wese to were.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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