itacism

itacism

English

Etymology

Named after iotacism, shifting the pronunciation of the name of letter η (eta) from /ɛːta/ to /ita/ in Greek.

Noun

itacism (countable and uncountable, plural itacisms)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• ismatic

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French itacisme.

Noun

itacism n (uncountable)

1. itacism

Declension

declension of itacism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) itacism	itacismul
genitive/dative	(unui) itacism	itacismului
vocative	itacismule

References

• itacism in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN