About The Word Rhotacism
Learn about the word Rhotacism to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Rhotacism definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Rhotacism
| Rhotacism Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Rhotacism?Synonyms | Synonyms for Rhotacism: Related Terms | Find terms related to Rhotacism: See Also | Rhotacism In Webster's Dictionary \Rho"ta*cism\, n. [Gr. "rwtaki`zein to use the letter
r ([rho]) overmuch: cf. F. rhotacisme.]
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Typewriter ‐ hand-operated character printer for printing written messages…
- Ankylotic ‐ relating to or characteristic of the abnormality…
- Vittariaceae ‐ one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been…
- Long-suffering ‐ patient endurance of pain or unhappiness [adj] patiently enduring…
- Nearsighted ‐ unable to see distant…
- Forbearing ‐ showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under…
- Patrimonial ‐ inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal…
- Go-getter ‐ someone whose career…
- Bill of attainder ‐ a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony…
- Genus epipactis ‐ genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish…