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词汇 rhotacize
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Definition of rhotacize in English:

rhotacize

(also rhotacise)
verb ˈrəʊtəsʌɪz
Linguistics
  • 1with 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/.

  • 2no object Of a sound (especially the phoneme/s/): to change into the phoneme/r/.

Origin

Late 19th century. Either from Byzantine Greek ῥωτακίζειν to make overmuch or wrong use of the letter (from ancient Greek ῥῶ + -ίζειν, with inserted -τακ- probably after Hellenistic Greek ἰωτακισμός), or independently from rhotac- + -ize.

Definition of rhotacize in US English:

rhotacize

(also rhotacise)
verbˈrəʊtəsʌɪz
Linguistics
  • 1with 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/.

  • 2no object Of a sound (especially the phoneme/s/): to change into the phoneme/r/.

Origin

Late 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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