Rhotacism

As rhotacism ( gr ῥῶ rho) is defined as the volume change of any consonant r. Are mostly affected fricatives as the s or the lateral approximant l

Examples

Examples can be found in Italian dialects that in the default language have an r instead of l or d. The examples come from the Neapolitan dialect:

• Italian medesimo is there meresimo
• Diaspora is riaspro
• Ultimo appears as urdemo

Also in Germany there are examples of this sound change:

• Sound change in the case of been and was ( cf. Engl. Hey what).
• The obsolete erkiesen ( select ) and its past form chosen ( cf. Engl. Chosen ).
• The Central Hessian Werrer for weather or Brerrer for boards.

In some Low German dialects there is also a rhotacism:

• So there are forms like orrer (or) and Werrer (weather), which are called in other dialects or and Neither.

In Iceland has developed in the z to r in Primitive Germanic with the fricative z ending words:

• Dagur ( day) daγaz from the Proto-Germanic *
• Raudur (red ) from the Proto-Germanic * rauðaz

Example from Latin:

• The past of eat is eram

Examples from Portuguese:

• Empregar ( use / use ) [ cf Latin implicare ]
• Obrigar ( necessary / oblige / force ) [ cf Latin obligare ]

Examples from Romanian:

• MOARA (Mill ) [ cf Latin mola ]
• Sare (salt) [ cf Latin sal ]

Similar examples can be found in many other languages ​​.