noun · countable / uncountable

orthoepy

orthoepy · orthoepies

орфоепія, ортоепія

орфоэпия

Orthoepie, Rechtlautung

The study of pronunciationThe study of pronunciation.

UK/ˈɔː.θəʊˌiː.pi/US/ˈɔɹ.θoʊˌɛ.pi/

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)The study of pronunciation.
Orthoepie, Rechtlautung
орфоэ́пияorfoépija
орфое́піяorfoépija, ортое́піяortoépija
(countable, uncountable)Accepted or customary pronunciation.
Orthoepie
орфоэ́пияorfoépija

More definitions

a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the ‘correct’ pronunciation of words and its relation to ‘correct’ orthography
the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

Translations

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Origin

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia), possibly via Latin orthoepia, from Ancient Gree

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia), possibly via Latin orthoepia, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).

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