itacism

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English

Etymology

Named after iotacism, shifting the pronunciation of the name of letter η (eta) from /ɛːta/ to /ita/ in Greek.

Noun

itacism (countable and uncountable, plural itacisms)

  1. Alternative form of iotacism
    • Hodges and Farstad, Introduction to The Majority Text
      At 2:25 the family reading is αχρις ου ανοιξω , instead of αχρις ου αν ηξω . Not only is ανοιξω unintelligible here, but it is a transparent itacism οι for η.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French itacisme.

Noun

itacism n (uncountable)

  1. itacism

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative itacism itacismul
genitive-dative itacism itacismului
vocative itacismule

References

  • itacism in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN