stammer

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• UK: /ˈstæmə/
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• US: /ˈstæmɚ/
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• rhymes with -æmə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: S T AE1 M ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Borrowed from German Stammer.

From Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian, from Proto-West Germanic *stamrōn, from Proto-Germanic *stamrōną (“to stammer”). Compare German stammeln, Dutch stameren, Old Norse stammr. Doublet of stumble.

180 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: belbëzim — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Bulgarian: заекване (zaekvane) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Bulgarian: пелтечене (peltečene) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Chinese Mandarin: 口吃 (kǒuchī) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Finnish: änkytys — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Finnish: takeltelu — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• French: bégaiement — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• German: Stottern — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Greek: τραύλισμα (trávlisma) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Greek: τραυλισμός (travlismós) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Hebrew: גמגום (gimgum) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Hindi: हकलाहट (haklāhaṭ) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Hindi: हकलापन (haklāpan) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Irish: maolteanga — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Irish: stad — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Irish: snag — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Italian: balbettio — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Japanese: 吃り (domori) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Kabuverdianu: gagixa — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Korean: 더듬기 (deodeumgi) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Polish: jąkanie — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Portuguese: gaguejo — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Punjabi: ਥਥਲਾਉਣਾ (thathlāuṇā) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Romanian: Balbism — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Russian: заика́ние (zaikánije) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Sanskrit: कण्ठभङ्ग (kaṇṭhabhaṅga) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Slovak: koktanie — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Slovene: jecljanje — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Spanish: tartamudeo — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Swahili: kigugumizi — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Swedish: stamning — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Telugu: నత్తి (natti) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Turkish: kekeleme — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Ukrainian: заїкання (zajikannja) — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Welsh: atal dweud — involuntary repetition of sounds in speech
• Albanian: belbëzoj — to stutter
• Arabic: تَلَجْلَجَ (talajlaja) — to stutter
• Arabic: تَلَعْثَمَ (talaʕṯama) — to stutter
• Arabic: لدغ (ladaḡ) — to stutter
• Armenian: կակազել (kakazel) — to stutter
• Armenian: թլվատել (tʻlvatel) — to stutter
• Asturian: tartayar — to stutter
• Asturian: tatexar — to stutter
• Asturian: atartayar — to stutter
• Azerbaijani: kəkələmək — to stutter
• Azerbaijani: pəltəkləmək — to stutter
• Belarusian: заіка́цца (zaikácca) — to stutter
• Bulgarian: заеквам (zaekvam) — to stutter
• Bulgarian: пелтеча (pelteča) — to stutter
• Burmese: ဆွံ့ (hcwam.) — to stutter
• Catalan: quequejar — to stutter
• Catalan: tartamudejar — to stutter
• Catalan: titubar — to stutter
• Catalan: titubejar — to stutter
• Cebuano: kanga — to stutter
• Chichewa: kubwíbwitsa — to stutter
• Chinese: 大舌口 — to stutter
• Chinese: 大舌 (zh-min-nan) — to stutter
• Chinese: 重句 (zh-min-nan) — to stutter
• Chinese Mandarin: 口吃 (kǒuchī) — to stutter
• Chinese Mandarin: 結巴 /结巴 (jiēbā) — to stutter
• Chinese Mandarin: 磕巴 (kēbā) — to stutter
• Chinese Mandarin: 漏口 (lòukǒu) — to stutter
• Chinese Mandarin: 吶吶 /呐呐 (nànà) — to stutter
• Chinese Mandarin: 吞吐 (tūntǔ) — to stutter
• Crimean Tatar: tutuqlanmaq — to stutter
• Czech: koktat — to stutter
• Czech: zajíkat se — to stutter
• Danish: stamme — to stutter
• Dutch: stotteren — to stutter
• Dutch: hakkelen — to stutter
• Elfdalian: stotå — to stutter
• Esperanto: balbuti — to stutter
• Estonian: kogelema — to stutter
• Faroese: stama — to stutter
• Finnish: änkyttää — to stutter
• Finnish: takellella — to stutter
• French: balbutier — to stutter
• French: bégayer — to stutter
• West-Frisian: stammerje — to stutter
• Galician: tatexar — to stutter
• Georgian: ბლუ (blu) — to stutter
• German: stammeln — to stutter
• German: stottern — to stutter
• Greek: τραυλίζω (travlízo) — to stutter
• Ancient Greek: βατταλογέω (battalogéō) — to stutter
• Greenlandic: ittoqerpoq — to stutter
• Hebrew: גמגם (gimgém) — to stutter
• Higaonon: tagkangakanga — to stutter
• Hindi: हकलाना (haklānā) — to stutter
• Hindi: लड़खड़ाना (laṛakhṛānā) — to stutter
• Hindi: हँकलाना (hãklānā) — to stutter
• Hindi: हिकलाना (hiklānā) — to stutter
• Hungarian: dadog — to stutter
• Hungarian: hebeg — to stutter
• Icelandic: stama — to stutter
• Ido: balbutar — to stutter
• Irish: beith ag stadaireacht — to stutter
• Italian: balbettare — to stutter
• Italian: tartagliare — to stutter
• Japanese: 吃る (domoru) — to stutter
• Kabuverdianu: gagixa — to stutter
• Kazakh: кекештенуl (kekeştenul) — to stutter
• Kazakh: тұтығу (tūtyğu) — to stutter
• Khmer: ជាប់អណ្ដាត (coap ɑndaat) — to stutter
• Khmer: និយាយជាប់អណ្ដាត (ni’yiey coap ɑndaat) — to stutter
• Korean: 더듬다 (deodeumda) — to stutter
• Korean: 말을 더듬다 (mareul deodeumda) — to stutter
• Kyrgyz: кекечтенүү (kekectenüü) — to stutter
• Ladin: chechenië — to stutter
• Ladin: cuchenië — to stutter
• Ladin: cocogné — to stutter
• Lao: ພ່ໍາ (pham) — to stutter
• Lao: ປາກພ່ໍາ (pāk pham) — to stutter
• Lao: ປາກບໍ່ຖອງ (pāk bǭ thǭng) — to stutter
• Latin: balbutiō — to stutter
• Latin: friguttiō — to stutter
• Latvian: stostīties — to stutter
• Lithuanian: mikčioti — to stutter
• Luxembourgish: tuddelen — to stutter
• Macedonian: пелтечи (pelteči) — to stutter
• Macedonian: д’тка (d’tka) — to stutter
• Māori: mamamama — to stutter
• Māori: kikikiki — to stutter
• Māori: kīkiki — to stutter
• Mingrelian: ბურდინა (burdina) — to stutter
• Mongolian: ээрэх (eerex) — to stutter
• Neapolitan: cacaglià — to stutter
• Norman: aheuqu'ter — to stutter
• Norman: bégaûder — to stutter
• Norwegian Bokmål: stamme — to stutter
• Norwegian Nynorsk: stamma — to stutter
• Old Church Slavonic: влъснѫти (vlŭsnǫti) — to stutter
• Osage: ðéeze opásike — to stutter
• Polish: jąkać się — to stutter
• Portuguese: gaguejar — to stutter
• Quechua: aklluykachay — to stutter
• Quechua: aklluy — to stutter
• Quechua: hanllay — to stutter
• Romanian: bâlbâi — to stutter
• Romansh: balbegiar — to stutter
• Russian: заика́ться (zaikátʹsja) — to stutter
• Russian: запина́ться (zapinátʹsja) — to stutter
• Northern Sami: vavdat — to stutter
• Northern Sami: vavddadit — to stutter
• Serbo-Croatian: муцати — to stutter
• Serbo-Croatian: mucati — to stutter
• Slovak: koktať — to stutter
• Slovak: zajakať sa — to stutter
• Slovene: jecljati — to stutter
• Upper Sorbian: jakotać — to stutter
• Spanish: balbucear — to stutter
• Spanish: balbucir — to stutter
• Spanish: cancanear — to stutter
• Spanish: gaguear — to stutter
• Spanish: tartajear — to stutter
• Spanish: tartalear — to stutter
• Sranan Tongo: gagu — to stutter
• Swahili: gugumiza — to stutter
• Swedish: stamma — to stutter
• Tajik: сақав шуда мондан (saqav šuda mondan) — to stutter
• Tajik: лакнати забон доштан (laknat-i zabon doštan) — to stutter
• Tày: bử — to stutter
• Thai: ติดอ่าง (dtìt-àang) — to stutter
• Thai: อ่าง (àang) — to stutter
• Turkish: kekelemek — to stutter
• Turkish: pepelemek — to stutter
• Turkmen: sakynmak — to stutter
• Turkmen: sakawlamak — to stutter
• Turkmen: kekeçlemek — to stutter
• Ukrainian: заїка́тися (zajikátysja) — to stutter
• Ukrainian: затина́тися (zatynátysja) — to stutter
• Uzbek: duduqlanmoq — to stutter
• Vietnamese: nói lắp — to stutter
• Vietnamese: vấp lưỡi — to stutter
• Vietnamese: cà lăm — to stutter
• Welsh: cecian — to stutter
• Welsh: dydio — to stutter
• Yiddish: שטאַמלען (shtamlen) — to stutter
• Zazaki: kekezeyen — to stutter