alalia

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See also: alalią

English

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Etymology

From a- (“without”) +‎ -lalia (“speech”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈleɪliə/, /eɪˈleɪliə/

Noun

alalia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords.
    • 1886, Edward P. Davis, “Disorders of Speech”, in William Pepper, Louis Starr, editors, A System of Practical Medicine, Volume 5, Lea Brothers & Co., page 569:
      A striking case of amnesic alalia was that of Lordat, a French physician, who thus described his malady: "I find myself deprived of the value of all words. […] "
  2. (medicine) Speech delay, a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech.
    • 2013, Jason Loviglio, Michele Hilmes, editors, Radio's New Wave, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), unnumbered page:
      The other major exception, characters with Down syndrome (a condition that often includes among its symptoms alalia, or speech delay), are usually played by actors with Down syndrome […] .

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Greek αλαλία (alalía).[1] By surface analysis, a- +‎ -lalia. First attested in the 20th c..[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈla.lja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧lia

Noun

alalia f

  1. (neurology) alalia

Declension

Declension of alalia
singular
nominative alalia
genitive alalii
dative alalii
accusative alalię
instrumental alalią
locative alalii
vocative alalio

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alalia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alalia”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Further reading

  • alalia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧li‧a

Noun

alalia f (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) alalia (loss of the ability to speak)
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