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Iotacism

I-o′ta-cism

(ī̍-ō′tȧ-sĭz’m)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
ἰοτακισμόσ
a laying too much stress upon the iota (ι): cf. F.
iotacisme
. See
Iota
.]
The frequent use of the sound of iota (that of English e in be), as among the modern Greeks; also, confusion from sounding ε, ι, η, υ, ει, etc., like ι.
Littré.

Definition 2024

iotacism

iotacism

English

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Noun

iotacism ‎(plural iotacisms)

  1. Pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.
  2. A misspelling resulting from such pronunciation.

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Etymology

From iota +‎ -ism.

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