R-coloured vowel

English

Alternative forms
  • R-colored vowel (American spelling)

Noun

R-coloured vowel (plural R-coloured vowels)

  1. (phonology) A vowel modified so that the frequency of its third formant is lowered.
    [ɚ] is an R-coloured vowel; its non-rhotacised form is [ə]

Synonyms
  • vocalic R, rhotacized vowel
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