sigmatisme

Catalan

Etymology

From sigma +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [siɡ.məˈtiz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [siɡ.maˈtiz.me]
• Rhymes: -izme

Noun

sigmatisme m (plural sigmatismes)

1. (pathology) Difficulty pronouncing sibilants
2. (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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007