Abstract
The term rhotacism refers to the replacement of a non [r] sound with [r], in the case of Greek referring to the rare change [s] > [r] intervocalically and word-finally.
The term rhotacism refers to the replacement of a non [r] sound with [r]; more specifically in the case of Greek this phenomenon refers to the change [s] > [r] intervocalically and less commonly in word-final position. The term derives ultimately from the name of the Greek letter ‘rho’ (cf. the linguistic term ‘rhotic’).
The change of s > r occurred primarily in two Greek d…