[ð]→[r]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5
Voiced dental fricative to Alveolar trill
The shift from a voiced dental fricative [ð] to a rhotic [r] or tap [ɾ] is a form of rhotacism, typically occurring in intervocalic positions where the fricative weakens into a resonant sound.
Language Examples
todo [ˈtoðo]→[ˈtoɾo]— In rapid or informal speech in some Caribbean and Southern Spanish dialects, the intervocalic dental fricative (a reflex of /d/) can be perceived as or merge with the alveolar tap [ɾ].
father [ˈfɑːðə]→[ˈfɑːrə]— Occurs in some dialects where the dental fricative is realized as a tap [ɾ] or rhotic [r].
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