rhotic

[ roh-tik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a dialect of English in which the r is pronounced at the end of a syllable or before a consonant:

   Midwestern American English is rhotic, while Southern British English is not.

2. of, relating to, or being an r- like sound.

noun

1. a rhotic sound.

rhotic

/ ˈrəʊtɪk; rəʊˈtɪsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. phonetics denoting or speaking a dialect of English in which postvocalic r s are pronounced

Derived Forms

• rhoticity, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhotic¹

rhot- ( rhotacism ) + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhotic¹

from Greek rho , the letter r