zetacism
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From zeta + -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme).
Noun
[edit]zetacism (uncountable)
- (linguistics) A sound change converting a consonant into /z/, the voiced alveolar sibilant.
- 1860, Leonhard Tafel, Latin Pronunciation and the Latin Alphabet, page 161:
- In the Lettish language, which partakes altogether of a more modern character, the zetacism seizes the dentals, gutterals [sic], sibilants and liquids […]
- 1997, Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics, volumes 19-21, page 63:
- Alternately, it was proposed that the reverse processes of sigmatism (the reverse of lambdacism) and zetacism (the reverse of rhotacism) may more accurately describe the alternations seen.
- (linguistics) The lack of a sound change in a language when languages in the same family undergo rhotacism.
See also
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French zétacisme.
Noun
[edit]zetacism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | zetacism | zetacismul |
| genitive-dative | zetacism | zetacismului |
| vocative | zetacismule | |