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tsitacism

tsitacism noun: the shift into [tʃ] / [dʒ] or [ts] / [dz] in some Modern Greek dialects, especially of but not limited to [c] / [ɟ].

Noun

tsitacism (uncountable)

  1. The shift into [tʃ] / [dʒ] or [ts] / [dz] in some Modern Greek dialects, especially of but not limited to [c] / [ɟ].

Origin of tsitacism

Borrowed from Greek τσιτακισμός (tsitakismós).

Questions about tsitacism

What does tsitacism mean?
Tsitacism means the shift into [tʃ] / [dʒ] or [ts] / [dz] in some Modern Greek dialects, especially of but not limited to [c] / [ɟ].
What part of speech is tsitacism?
Tsitacism is a noun.

Words near tsitacism in the dictionary

  1. Tsirelson
  2. Tsirelson bound
  3. Tsirelson bounds
  4. TSIs
  5. TSism
  6. tsitacism
  7. Tsitouris
  8. Tsitourises
  9. Tsitsihar
  10. tsitsit
  11. tsitsith

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