iotacismn.
/ʌɪˈəʊtəsɪz(ə)m/ Excessive use or repetition of the letter iota or Ι; spec. the pronunciation of other Greek vowels like iota (i.e. as Latin ī or modern English ee), as in modern Greek: see itacism n., and cf. etacism n.
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iotacism1656
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Iotacism..is when the letter (Ι or Iota) sounds much; as if we say, Juno Jovi irascitur. It is also sometimes taken for an error in pronouncing the letter Ι.
1834 Fraser's Mag. 9 502 The letter Ι is a great letter. There was a prejudice against it among the Latins, and the Greeks were accused of Iotacism.
a1843 R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1851) 4th Ser. 428/1 In the pronunciation of modern Greek, Alfieri says the most melodious language in the world becomes a continual iotacism, like the neighing of a horse.
Derivatives
iˈotacist n. one who practises iotacism in the pronunciation of Greek; = itacist n. at itacism n. Derivatives.
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