non-rhotic

English

Alternative forms

• nonrhotic

Etymology

non- +‎ rhotic

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɒnˈɹəʊtɪk/

Adjective

non-rhotic (not comparable)

1. Of an accent, most often one of English: not pronouncing the written letter "r" unless it is followed by a vowel.

   In a non-rhotic accent, the word 'sort' is pronounced like the word 'sought'.

Antonyms

• rhotic

See also

• non-prevocalic
• postvocalic
• Rhotic and non-rhotic accents on Wikipedia.Wikipedia