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