lambdacism

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labdacismus.

Noun

lambdacism (countable and uncountable, plural lambdacisms)

(phonology) A pronunciation shift whereby /l/ or other closely-related phonemes are spoken instead of other sounds (typically /r/), as Sally for Sarah or Moll for Mary.

Translations

pronunciation of other sounds as l

Dutch: lambdacisme n
German: Lambdazismus (de) m
Hungarian: lambdacizmus
Italian: lambdacismo m

Portuguese: lambdacismo (pt) m
Russian: ламбдаи́зм (ru) m (lambdaízm)
Spanish: lambdacismo (es) m

See also

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