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