antimetathesis
nounfemininetécnico/ɐ̃timɨˈtatɨzɨ/rare
an·ti·me·ta·te·se
Definition
In rhetoric and linguistics, a figure of speech or phonological process involving the transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or between adjacent words.
The word 'bird' may originate from an antimetathesis of 'brid'.
The phenomenon of antimetathesis is studied in historical phonology.
Common collocations
phonetic antimetathesisrhetorical antimetathesis
Etymology
Do grego 'antí' (contra) + 'metáthesis' (transposição).