lisp

Betekenis (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.

Concepten

lispelen

slissen

gelispel

sigmatisme

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

zézayer

zozoter

lispeln

cecear

zézaiement

Lispeln

mit der Zunge anstoßen

τραυλίζω

ψευδίζω

ceceo

cecear

τραύλισμα

sigmatismo

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/lɪsp/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: lispen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *wlispian

Verwant aan Middle Low German: wlispen

Verwant aan Nederlands: lispen

Verwant aan Duits: lispeln

Verwant aan Deens: læspe

Verwant aan Zweeds: 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”).