zezear

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French zézayer, Spanish cecear. Decision no. 754, Progreso V.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zezeˈar/

Verb

zezear (present zezeas, past zezeis, future zezeos, conditional zezeus, imperative zezeez)

1. (intransitive) to lisp (pronounce j /ʒ/ as z /z/ and sh /ʃ/ as s /s/)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of zezear

		present		past		future
infinitive		zezear		zezeir		zezeor
tense		zezeas		zezeis		zezeos
conditional		zezeus
imperative		zezeez
adjective active participle		zezeanta		zezeinta		zezeonta
adverbial active participle		zezeante		zezeinte		zezeonte
nominal active participle	singular	zezeanto		zezeinto		zezeonto
	plural	zezeanti		zezeinti		zezeonti

Derived terms

• zezeo (“lisp”)
• zezeanto (“lisper”)
• zezeero (“lisper”)

See also

• blezar
• stoterar
• balbutar

References

• Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 647
• Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 659