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iotacism

iotacism noun: pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.

Noun

iotacism (countable and uncountable, plural iotacisms)

  1. Pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.
  2. A misspelling resulting from such pronunciation.

Forms of iotacism

pluraliotacisms
alternative formitacism

Origin of iotacism

From Ancient Greek ἰωτακισμός (iōtakismós), by surface analysis from iota + -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme).

Questions about iotacism

What does iotacism mean?
Iotacism means pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.
What part of speech is iotacism?
Iotacism is a noun.
What is the plural of iotacism?
The plural of iotacism is iotacisms.

Words near iotacism in the dictionary

  1. iota subscripta
  2. iota subscripts
  3. Iota variant
  4. Iotaba
  5. Iotabe
  6. iotacism
  7. iotacisms
  8. iotacismus
  9. iotacist
  10. iotacistic
  11. iotacists

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