English-Finnish translations for betacism

Definition of betacism

• A sound change in which [bshifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative
• A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it

Examples

• Betacism is a fairly common phenomenon: it has taken place in Greek, Hebrew, and Spanish, among others.

Related words

• beta
• Tibetan
• Sino-Tibetan
• beta-blocker
• beta-carotene
• betake
• betatron
• Betawi
• betanin
• betaine