sigmatisme

Catalan

Etymology

From sigma +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [siɡ.məˈtiz.mə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [siɡ.maˈtiz.me]
Rhymes: -izme

Noun

sigmatisme m (plural sigmatismes)

(pathology) Difficulty pronouncing sibilants
(phonetics) the pronunciation of the dental fricative /θ/ as the alveolar sibilant /s/

Related terms

sigmàtic

Further reading

“sigmatisme” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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