lisp

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

balbucejar

papissotejar

Sinònims

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

Traduccions

zézayer

zozoter

lispeln

cecear

zézaiement

lispelen

Lispeln

ψευδίζω

mit der Zunge anstoßen

τραυλίζω

ceceo

ψελλίζω

cecear

τραύλισμα

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/lɪsp/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: lispen

Heretat de anglès antic: *wlispian

Cognat amb Middle Low German: wlispen

Cognat amb neerlandès: lispen

Cognat amb alemany: lispeln

Cognat amb danès: læspe

Cognat amb suec: 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”).