alalia

== English == === Etymology === From a- (“without”) +‎ -lalia (“speech”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈleɪliə/, /eɪˈleɪliə/ === Noun === alalia (uncountable) (medicine, obsolete) The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords. (medicine) Speech delay, a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech. ==== Related terms ==== alalic dyslalia paralalia ==== Translations ==== === See also === aphasia aphemia aphonia dysarthria == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Greek αλαλία (alalía). By surface analysis, a- +‎ -lalia. First attested in the 20th c.. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈla.lja/ Rhymes: -alja Syllabification: a‧la‧lia === Noun === alalia f (neurology) alalia ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === alalia in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧la‧li‧a === Noun === alalia f (uncountable) (medicine) alalia (loss of the ability to speak) === Further reading === “alalia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alalia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026