itacism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after iotacism, shifting the pronunciation of the name of letter η (eta) from /ɛːta/ to /ita/ in Greek.
Noun[edit]
itacism (countable and uncountable, plural itacisms)
- Alternative form of iotacism
- Hodges and Farstad, Introduction to The Majority Text
- At [Revelation] 2:25 the family reading is αχρις ου ανοιξω [until I open], instead of αχρις ου αν ηξω [until I come]. Not only is ανοιξω unintelligible here, but it is a transparent itacism οι for η.
- Hodges and Farstad, Introduction to The Majority Text
Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French itacisme.
Noun[edit]
itacism n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of itacism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) itacism | itacismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) itacism | itacismului |
| vocative | itacismule | |