solecism

Meaning

1. An error or improper usage.
2. An error or improper usage.
3. An error or improper usage.

Synonyms

slip

faux pas

gaffe

gaucherie

muff

slip-up

stumble

trip

blooper

trip-up

contretemps

howler

misstep

Translations

solécisme

solecismo

solecisme

bévue

Schnitzer

solecismo

Solözismus

gaffe

faux pas

solecisme

gafe

σολοικισμός

σολοισμός

γκάφα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French solecisme, soloëcisme (French solécisme) or its etymon Latin soloecismus, from Ancient Greek σολοικισμός (soloikismós), from σόλοικος (sóloikos, “speaking incorrectly”), from Σόλοι (Sóloi), an ancient Athenian colony in Cilicia whose inhabitants spoke a dialect regarded by Athenians as a corrupted and barbarous form of Attic Greek. Compare Atticism.