sigmatisme

Catalan

Etymology

sigma +‎ -isme

Pronunciation

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

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /siɡ.maˈtiz.me/

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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