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etacism|ˈeɪtəsɪz(ə)m|
[f. Gr. ἦτα, ēta, the name of the letter η, after the analogy of lambdacism (Gr. λαµβδακισµός).]
The ‘Erasmian’ pronunciation of the Greek letter η as |eː| or |ɛː| as distinguished from the ‘Reuchlinian’ or modern Greek pronunciation |iː|. Cf. itacism. So ˈetacist, one who practises or upholds etacism.
1833E. Robinson tr. Buttmann's Gr. Gram. 23 note, The Erasmian [mode of pronunciation] is also called Etacism (e like a in hate). |