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.