English Explanatory Dictionary

rhotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That allows the phoneme /ɹ/ even when not followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); (of an English speaker) who speaks with such an accent.
  2. Having a sound quality associated with the letter R; having the sound of any of certain IPA symbols, including /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ɚ/, /ɝ/ and /r/.
noun
  1. A rhotic consonant or rhotic vowel (R-coloured vowel).

Pronunciation

/ˈɹəʊ.tɪk/ [ˈɹəʊ̯.t(ʰ)ɪk] /ˈɹoʊ.tɪk/ [ˈɹoʊ̯.ɾɪk] /ˈr(h)o.ʈɪk/ [ɾ(ʱ)oː.ʈɪk] rōʹtĭk

Word forms

rhotic rhotics

Etymology

Etymology tree English rhotacismbf. English rhotic Back-formation from rhotacism, coined in 1968 by John C. Wells.

Synonyms

retroflex

Antonyms

non-rhotic

Related words

rhotacism

Derived words

prerhotic rhotically rhotic hook rhoticism rhoticity
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