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Rarerhotic
The correct spelling is rhotic.
How to pronounce rhotic
IPA: /ˈɹəʊtɪk/
Say it like: Rho-tic
The correct spelling is rhotic. A rhotic consonant or rhotic vowel (R-coloured vowel). For example: "Rhotic speech is common in Ireland, Scotland, much of the United States, Canada, West Country England, and many parts of the north and west of England."
Usage Examples
“Rhotic speech is common in Ireland, Scotland, much of the United States, Canada, West Country England, and many parts of the north and west of England.”
“In the IPA, a rhotic vowel (aka R-coloured vowel, retroflex vowel, vocalic r or rhotacised vowel) is indicated by the affixing of a hook diacritic ( ˞ ) to the right of the regular symbol for the vowel. The rhotic consonants are /r/, /ɾ/, /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ʀ/, /ʁ/, /ɽ/ and /ɺ/.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A rhotic consonant or rhotic vowel (R-coloured vowel).
adjective
- 1.(of an English accent) That allows the phoneme /ɹ/ even when not followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); (of an English speaker) who speaks with such an accent.
- 2.(of a phoneme) Having a sound quality associated with the letter R; having the sound of any of certain IPA symbols, including /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ɚ/, /ɝ/ and /r/.
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