ecolalia

See also: ecolàlia

Italian

Etymology

From eco- +‎ -lalia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.ko.laˈli.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: e‧co‧la‧lì‧a

Noun

ecolalia f (plural ecolalie)

1. (psychology) echolalia

Derived terms

• ecolalico

Related terms

• eco

Further reading

• ecolalia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• ecolalìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• “ecolalìa”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• echolalia (obsolete)

Etymology

From French écholalie and New Latin echolalia, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “echo”) and λαλιά (laliá, “talk, chat”). By surface analysis, eco- +‎ -lalia.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ko.laˈli.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛ.kɔ.lɐˈli.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: e‧co‧la‧li‧a

Noun

ecolalia f (plural ecolalias)

1. (clinical psychology) echolalia (echoing of words or phrases)

Derived terms

• ecolálico

Related terms

• eco
• ecolalicamente

Further reading

• “ecolalia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ecolalia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “ecolalia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “ecolalia”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “ecolalia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “ecolalia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin echolalia, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “echo”) and λαλιά (laliá, “talk, chat”). By surface analysis, eco- +‎ -lalia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekoˈlalja/ [e.koˈla.lja]
• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: e‧co‧la‧lia

Noun

ecolalia f (plural ecolalias)

1. (clinical psychology) echolalia

Related terms

• eco

Further reading

• “ecolalia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025