sigmatism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sigma + -ism. sigmat- is the stem form of sigma, as seen in sigmatic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sigmatism (countable and uncountable, plural sigmatisms)
- A lisp.
- Defective pronunciation of sibilant sounds.
- 2007 October 30, C. Claiborne Ray, “Whence the Whistle?”, in New York Times[1]:
- The flaw in pronouncing a sibilant S, which speech therapists call sigmatism, can follow even minor changes to the way the tongue aligns with the teeth.
Translations
[edit]defective pronunciation of sibilant sounds
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Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French sigmatisme.
Noun
[edit]sigmatism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit] declension of sigmatism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) sigmatism | sigmatismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) sigmatism | sigmatismului |
vocative | sigmatismule |
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