etacism

== English == === Etymology === From eta +‎ -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme). Compare iotacism, from the modern pronunciation of eta. === Pronunciation === === Noun === etacism (usually uncountable, plural etacisms) (phonology) The pronunciation of the Ancient Greek η (eta) like the Italian long e, or the vowel in the English word ate. ==== Hypernyms ==== monophthongization ==== Related terms ==== etacist ==== Translations ==== === References === “etacism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === acmites, acmeist, sematic, Acmeist, camsite, meticas