orthoepy
English
/ˈɔːθəʊˌiːpi/, /ˈɔɹθoʊˌɛpi/
noun
Definitions
- the study of pronunciation.
- (inexact) : the study of the representation of pronunciation in writing.
- Accepted or customary pronunciation.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια derived from Latin orthoepia derived from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (straight, correct, true, correction, upright, ortho, right).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὀρθός
Gloss
straight, correct, true, correction, upright, ortho, right
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ortho- English
- orthoepic English
- orthoepical English
- orthoepically English
- orthoepist English
- orthoepia Latin
- orthopaedia Latin
- ortografia Italian
- ortho- French
- orthoépie French
- ортоклаз Russian
- ортопедия Russian
- ἔπος Ancient Greek
- ὀρθοέπεια Ancient Greek
- ὀρθόδοξος Ancient Greek
- ὀρθός Ancient Greek
- ὀρθόω Ancient Greek
- ὀρθῶς Ancient Greek
- anortositt Norwegian Bokmål
- オルト Japanese
- anortositt Norwegian Nynorsk
- ορθο- Greek (modern)
- *ortʰwós Proto-Hellenic