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noun · masculinesecond declension

labdacismus

labdacismus m (genitive labdacismī)
Classical[ɫab.daˈkɪs.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[lab.daˈt͡ʃiz.mus]

Meaning

  1. masculinelambdacism

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelabdacismuslabdacismī
lambdacismī
genitivelabdacismī
lambdacismī		labdacismōrum
lambdacismōrum
dativelabdacismō
lambdacismō		labdacismīs
lambdacismīs
accusativelabdacismum
lambdacismum		labdacismōs
lambdacismōs
ablativelabdacismō
lambdacismō		labdacismīs
lambdacismīs
vocativelabdacisme
lambdacisme		labdacismī
lambdacismī

labdăcismus, i, m., = λαβδακισμός,
I. labdacism, a fault in speaking.
I. The too frequent use of the letter l (as, sol et luna luce lucebant alba, levi, lactea), Mart. Cap. 5, § 514.—
II. An erroneous pronunciation of the letter l, like the Spanish ll, Diom. 448 P.; Isid. Orig. 1, 31, 8.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λαβδᾰκῐσμός (labdăkĭsmós).

Descendants
  • Englishlambdacism
  • Frenchlambdacisme
  • Italianlambdacismo
  • Portugueselambdacismo
  • Spanishlambdacismo
  • Hungarianlambdacizmus

In English words that came into English from labdacismus

  • lambdacismlambdacismus

Quick answers

What does labdacismus mean in Latin?
labdacismus, a noun, means “lambdacism”.
What is the genitive of labdacismus?
The genitive singular is labdacismī. labdacismus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce labdacismus?
In classical Latin, [ɫab.daˈkɪs.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lab.daˈt͡ʃiz.mus].