English Explanatory Dictionary

rhoticity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being rhotic.

Pronunciation

/ɹəʊˈtɪsɪti/ /ɹoʊˈtɪsɪti/

Word forms

rhoticity

Etymology

Etymology tree English rhotacismbf. English rhotic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English rhoticity From rhotic + -ity.

Antonyms

non-rhoticity nonrhoticity

Related words

nonrhotic non-rhotic rho rhotacisation rhotacise rhotacization rhotacize rhotic rhoticism rhotics
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