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iotacism
i·o·ta·cism I0224700 (ī-ō′tə-sĭz′əm)n. In Greek, the pronunciation of certain letters, like eta and upsilon, as iota (ē) because of a regular sound change.
[Late Latin iōtacismus, from Greek iōtakismos, from iōta, iota; see iota.]iotacism (aɪˈəʊtəˌsɪzəm) n (Linguistics) a tendency of vowels and diphthongs, esp in Modern Greek, to acquire the pronunciation of the vowel iota (iː)iotacismexcessive use of the sound i and the substituting of this sound for other vowels. — iotacist, n.See also: Languageiotacism
i·o·ta·cism (ī-ō'tă-sizm), A speech defect marked by the frequent substitution of a long e sound (that of the Greek iota) for other vowels. [G. iōta, the letter ι] iotacism (ī-ō′tă-sĭzm) [Gr. iota, letter i] An abnormal speech pattern marked by the constant substitution of an ē sound (Greek iota) for other vowels. |