-lalia
combining form
indicating a speech defect or abnormality
⇒
coprolalia
⇒
echolalia
Origin
New Latin, from Greek lalia chatter, from lalein to babble-lalia
Word Origin
1
a combining form used in the formation of nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech, as specified by the initial element:
echolalia; glossolalia.
Origin
< New Latin < Greek laliá talking, chatter, equivalent to lal(eîn) to chatter, babble + -ia -ia
Related Words
- coprolalia
- dyslalia
- echolalia
- glossolalia
- lalo-
-lalia
noun combining form
echolalia
noun combining form
ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek lalia chatter, from lalein to chat
: speech disorder (of a specified type)echolalia
ORIGIN: Repr. Greek lalia speech, chatter.
-la·lia
\ˈlālēə\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lalia chatter, prattle, from lalein to chat, talk (probably of imitative origin like German lallen to babble, stammer, Latin lallare to sing a lullaby) + -ia -y
: speech disorder (of a specified type especially relating to the articulation of speech sounds)
< bradylalia >
< rhinolalia >
— compare -phasia, -phemia, -phony 2
< bradylalia >
< rhinolalia >
— compare -phasia, -phemia, -phony 2
-lalia
Suffix
- Forming nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λαλιά (laliá, “talk, chat”).
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -lalia