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, as in received pronunciation, the Boston accent, traditional NYC English, many accents of southern Louisiana, Australian English, etc.

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

Antonyms

• rhotic

See also

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