labia

See also: Labia and lábia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: lā'bē-ə IPA(key): /leɪbi.ə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /læbi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪbiə, -æbiə

Noun

labia pl (normally plural, singular labium)

  1. (anatomy) The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva.

Usage notes

Though usually used as a plural, this noun is also attested as a singular with plural labias or labiae.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:labia

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Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.bi.a/, [ˈɫa.bi.a]

Noun

labia f (genitive labiae); first declension

  1. lip

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative labia labiae
genitive labiae labiārum
dative labiae labiīs
accusative labiam labiās
ablative labiā labiīs
vocative labia labiae

Noun

labia

  1. nominative plural of labium
  2. accusative plural of labium
  3. vocative plural of labium

References

  • labia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • labia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labia.

Noun

labia f (oblique plural labias, nominative singular labia, nominative plural labias)

  1. (10th century) lip
    • circa 980, La Vie de Saint Léger
      La labia li ad restaurat
      He [=God] restored his lip to him

Usage notes

  • The Vie de Saint Léger citation is the only known recorded usage of the term.
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