Word: lambdacisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lamb
da
ci
sms
Definition: Plural of lambdacism; speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'
Morphemes:
Affix: lambdacism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pronunciation shift whereby / / or other closely related phonemes are substituted for other sounds (typically / /), as Sally for Sarah or Moll for Mary.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: labdacismus
Language: la
Decoded: labdacismus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: lambdacism
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.