mytacism

English

Alternative forms

• mutacism
• metacism

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μυτακισμός (mutakismós, “fondness of the letter my”). By surface analysis from my (Greek letter representing /m/) +‎ -tacism.

Noun

mytacism (uncountable)

1. A speech disorder manifesting as an abnormal repetition of the sound /m/ or replacement of consonants with m-like sounds.