non-rhotic
English
Alternative forms
- nonrhotic
Etymology
non- + rhotic
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɒn-ˈɹəʊtɪk/
Adjective
non-rhotic (not comparable)
- Of an accent, most often one of English: not pronouncing the written letter "r" unless it is followed by a vowel.
- In a non-rhotic accent, the word 'farther' is pronounced like the word 'father'.
Antonyms
- rhotic
See also
- non-prevocalic
- postvocalic
Rhotic and non-rhotic accents on Wikipedia.Wikipedia