(RP) IPA: /ˈrəʊtɪk/
(America) enPR: rōt’ĭk, IPA: /ˈroʊtɪk/, [ˈroʊ̯.ɾɪ̈k]
Adjective
rhotic (not comparable)
(of an English accent) Allowing the phoneme /r/ even when not
followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːr/) and bard or barred (/bɑːrd/).
Rhotic speech is common in much of the United States, Canada, many parts
of the north and west of England, Ireland, and Scotland.
(of a phoneme) Having a sound quality associated with the letter R. This
includes the sounds of the IPA symbols /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ɚ/, /ɝ/, and some
would say /r/, or r coloring.
Antonyms
non-rhotic
Noun
rhotic (plural rhotics)
(phonetics) A rhotic consonant.
