Thesaurus: itacism
Pronunciation of / (eta) as the modern Greeks pronounce it, that is, like e in the English word be. This was the pronunciation advocated by Reu/hlin and his followers, in opposition to the etacism of Erasmus. See Etacism…
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- n. word/pronunciation">Pronunciation of / (eta) as the word/modern">modern Greeks pronounce it, that is, like e in the English word be. This was the pronunciation advocated by Reu/hlin and his followers, in opposition to the etacism of Erasmus. See Etacism.
- word/pronunciation">Pronunciation of e in the word/english">English word be. This was the pronunciation advocated by ReuEtacism. In all such questions between a the confusing element of itacism comes in. Alford.
- word/pronunciation">Pronunciation of e in the word/english">English word be. This was thepronunciation advocated by ReuEtacism.In all such questions between a the confusing element of itacismcomes in. Alford.