sigmatismo

Italian

Alternative forms

• sigmacismo

Etymology

From sigma, on the model of deltacismo, iotacismo, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siɡ.maˈtiz.mo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: sig‧ma‧tì‧smo

Noun

sigmatismo m (plural sigmatismi)

1. sigmatism; lisp

Related terms

• betacismo
• lambdacismo
• mutacismo
• rotacismo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siɡ.maˈt͡ʃiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siɡ.maˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /siɡ.maˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /siɡ.maˈt͡ʃiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.ɡmɐˈtiʒ.mu/ [si.ɣmɐˈtiʒ.mu]

Noun

sigmatismo m (plural sigmatismos)

1. lisp; sigmatism (speech impediment in which a person cannot articulate sibilants)
2. (literature, poetry) excessive repetition of sibilants