labial
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin labiālis (“of or pertaining to the lips”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.bi.əl/
Adjective
labial (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
- (linguistics) articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
- (dentistry) Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
- (music) Furnished with lips.
- a labial organ pipe
Coordinate terms
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, apicocoronal, axial, buccal, buccoapical, buccocervical, buccogingival, buccolabial, buccolingual, bucco-occlusal, buccopalatal, cervical, coronal, coronoapical, distal, distoapical, distobuccal, distocervical, distocoronal, distofacial, distogingival, distoincisal, distolingual, disto-occlusal, distoclusal, distocclusal, distopalatal, facial, gingival, incisal, inferior, labial, lingual, linguobuccal, linguo-occlusal, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesioapical, mesiobuccal, mesiocervical, mesiocoronal, mesiodistal, mesiofacial, mesioincisal, mesiogingival, mesiolingual, mesio-occlusal, mesioclusal, mesiocclusal, mesiopalatal, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
- (linguistics): coronal, dorsal, radical, laryngeal
Derived terms
- interlabial
- postlabial
- prelabial
Translations
pertaining to the lips
linguistics: articulated by the lips
dentistry: on the side facing the lips
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Noun
labial (plural labials)
- (linguistics) A labial consonant.
- (music) An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
- Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.
Hyponyms
- (linguistics): bilabial, labiodental
Translations
certain consonant
organ pipe
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Derived terms
- labial artery
- labial consonant
- labial geyser
- labial-alveolar consonant
- labial-palatal approximant
- labial-palatal consonant
- bilabial click
Anagrams
Abenaki
Etymology
Noun
labial (no plural)
References
- Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
labial (masculine and feminine plural labials)
Further reading
- “labial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.bjal/
Adjective
labial (feminine singular labiale, masculine plural labiaux, feminine plural labiales)
Derived terms
See also
- labio-vélaire
Further reading
- “labial” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From Medieval Latin labiālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laˈbi̯aːl/
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Audio (file)
Adjective
labial (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of labial
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist labial | sie ist labial | es ist labial | sie sind labial | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | labialer | labiale | labiales | labiale |
| genitive | labialen | labialer | labialen | labialer | |
| dative | labialem | labialer | labialem | labialen | |
| accusative | labialen | labiale | labiales | labiale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der labiale | die labiale | das labiale | die labialen |
| genitive | des labialen | der labialen | des labialen | der labialen | |
| dative | dem labialen | der labialen | dem labialen | den labialen | |
| accusative | den labialen | die labiale | das labiale | die labialen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein labialer | eine labiale | ein labiales | (keine) labialen |
| genitive | eines labialen | einer labialen | eines labialen | (keiner) labialen | |
| dative | einem labialen | einer labialen | einem labialen | (keinen) labialen | |
| accusative | einen labialen | eine labiale | ein labiales | (keine) labialen | |
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laˈbjal/, [laˈβjal]
Adjective
labial (plural labiales)
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