lisp

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

cecear

ceceo

balbucear

sigmatismo

balbuceo

balbucir

Sinónimos

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

Traducciones

zézayer

zozoter

lispeln

lispelen

zézaiement

Lispeln

τραυλίζω

ψευδίζω

mit der Zunge anstoßen

τραύλισμα

cecear

ψελλίζω

sigmatismo

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/lɪsp/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: lispen

Heredado de inglés antiguo: *wlispian

Cognado con Middle Low German: wlispen

Cognado con neerlandés: lispen

Cognado con alemán: lispeln

Cognado con danés: læspe

Cognado con sueco: 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”).