Definitions and meaning of labia
labia
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: lā'bē-ə
- IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.bi.ə/
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- Rhymes: -eɪbiə
Noun
labia pl (normally plural, singular labium)
- (anatomy) The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
- Hypernym: genitals
- Hyponyms: labia majora, labia minora
Derived terms
Noun
labia
- plural of labium
Usage notes
Though usually used as a plural, this noun is also attested as a singular with plural labias or labiae.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
References
- “labia”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
- baila, Alabi, Albia, Abila
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /laˈbia/ [laˈbi.a]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: la‧bi‧a
Noun
labia (plural labia-labia)
- (anatomy) labia: The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vagina
- Synonyms: bibir kemaluan, bibir vagina
Derived terms
Further reading
- “labia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫa.bi.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlaː.bi.a]
Noun
labia f (genitive labiae); first declension
- feminine of labium
Inflection
First-declension noun.
Descendants
- Italian: labbia
- → English: labia
Noun
labia
- nominative/accusative/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.
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin labia.
Noun
labia oblique singular, f (oblique plural labias, nominative singular labia, nominative plural labias)
- (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.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlabja/ [ˈla.β̞ja]
- Rhymes: -abja
- Syllabification: la‧bia
Noun
labia f (plural labias)
- gift of the gab
- Synonym: pico de oro
Further reading
- “labia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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