zetacism

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zetacism

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From zeta + -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme).

noun

uncountable A sound change converting a consonant into /z/, the voiced alveolar sibilant. In the Lettish language, which partakes altogether of a more modern character, the zetacism seizes the dentals, gutterals ^([sic]), sibilants and liquids […]
uncountable The lack of a sound change in a language when languages in the same family undergo rhotacism.

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@misc{zetacism_2026,
  title = {zetacism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zetacism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}