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Itacism vs Iotacism - What's the difference?

itacism | iotacism | Alternative forms |

Itacism is an alternative form of iotacism.


As nouns the difference between itacism and iotacism

is that itacism is while iotacism is pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in greek.

itacism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • :At [Revelation] 2:25 the family reading is ????? ?? ?????? [until I open], instead of ????? ?? ?? ??? [until I come]. Not only is ?????? unintelligible here, but it is a transparent itacism ?? for ?.''
    Hodges and Farstad, Introduction to ''The Majority Text

    • iotacism

    English

    (wikipedia iotacism)

    Alternative forms

    * itacism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.
  • A misspelling resulting from such pronunciation.

    • Related terms

    * lambdacism * rhotacism