lisp

(Engels)

Noun

The act or a habit of lisping.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.
2. (intransitive) To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.
3. (archaic, intransitive) To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.
4. (archaic, intransitive) to express by the use of simple, childlike language.
5. (archaic, intransitive) To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/lɪsp/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: lispen

Geërf van Old English: *wlispian

Verwante met Middle Low German: wlispen

Verwante met Nederlands: lispen

Verwante met Duits: lispeln

Verwante met Deens: læspe

Verwante met Sweeds: läspa

In summary

From Middle English lispen, lipsen, wlispen, from Old English *wlispian (attested in āwlyspian (“to lisp”)), from Old English wlisp, wlips (“stammering, lisping”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *wlispaz (“lisping”), from Proto-Indo-European *wlis-, *wleys- (“rod”), from *wel- (“to turn, roll”). Cognate with Middle Low German wlispen (“to lisp”), Dutch lispen (“to lisp”), German lispeln (“to lisp”), Danish læspe (“to lisp”), Swedish läspa (“to lisp”).

Sinonieme

stammer

stutter

stuttering

speech defect

mispronounce

mumble

prattle

slur

splutter

stammering

tongue-tied

sibilate

clip one’s words

speak indistinctly

speak slowly

babble

sigmatism

falter

haw

lisping

Vertalings

zézayer

zozoter

lispeln

cecear

zézaiement

lispelen

Lispeln

seplenić

τραυλίζω

mit der Zunge anstoßen

ψευδίζω

ceceo

τραύλισμα

cecear

ψελλίζω