lisp

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

zézayer

zozoter

zézaiement

chuinter

parasigmatisme

chuintement

susseyement

parler lentement

susseyer

sigmatisme

Synonymes

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

Traductions

lispeln

cecear

lispelen

Lispeln

τραυλίζω

mit der Zunge anstoßen

ψευδίζω

ceceo

balbucear

τραύλισμα

ψελλίζω

sigmatismo

cecear

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/lɪsp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: lispen

Hérité de ancien anglais: *wlispian

Appartenant à Middle Low German: wlispen

Appartenant à néerlandais: lispen

Appartenant à allemand: lispeln

Appartenant à danois: læspe

Appartenant à suédois: 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”).