zetacism
Meanings
noun
- A sound change converting a consonant into /z/, the voiced alveolar sibilant.
- The lack of a sound change in a language when languages in the same family undergo rhotacism.
Word forms
Etymology
From zeta + -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme).
Related words
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