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labial

Etymology

Borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis (“of or pertaining to the lips”), from labium (“a lip”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to labium +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ.bi.əl/
• Rhymes: -eɪbiəl

Adjective

labial (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.

   Synonym: cheilo-
2. (linguistics, phonetics) Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.

   Coordinate terms: coronal, dorsal, radical, laryngeal

3. (dentistry, of an incisor or canine) On the side facing the lips. See mesial.
4. (music) Furnished with lips.

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,‎ incisocervical,‎ 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]}

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Translations

Noun

labial (plural labials)

1. (linguistics, phonetics) A consonant articulated by the lips.

   Hyponyms: bilabial, labiodental

   • 1670, Francis Bacon, Sylva sylvarum : or, a natural history in ten centuries, Natural History, Century II, pp 197-98:

     The motions of the Tongue, Lips, Throat, Palate, & c. which go to the making of the ſeveral Alphabetical Letters are worthy inquiry, and pertinent to the preſent Inquiſition of Sounds: But becauſe they are ſubtil and long to deſcribe, we will refer them over, and place them amongſt the Experiments of Speech. The Hebrews have been diligent in it, and have aſſigned which Letters are Labial, which Dental, which Guttural, & c
2. (music) An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
3. (zootomy) Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.

Translations

References

• “labial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “labial”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• abilla, ballia

Abenaki

Etymology

Borrowed from French la bière.

Noun

labial (no plural)

1. beer

References

• Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin labiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [lə.βiˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [lə.biˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [la.biˈal]

Adjective

labial m or f (masculine and feminine plural labials)

1. labial (of or pertaining to the lips)
2. (phonetics) labial (articulated by the lips)

Derived terms

• bilabial
• labialitzar

Related terms

• llavi

Noun

labial f (plural labials)

1. (phonetics) labial (a consonant articulated by the lips)

Further reading

• “labial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “labial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “labial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “labial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Latin labium + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.bjal/

Adjective

labial (feminine labiale, masculine plural labiaux, feminine plural labiales)

1. (phonetics, phonology) labial

Derived terms

• bilabial

See also

• labio-vélaire

Further reading

• “labial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

From Medieval Latin labiālis.

Adjective

labial m or f (plural labiais)

1. labial (of or pertaining to the lips)
2. (phonetics) labial (articulated by the lips)

Derived terms

• bilabial
• labializar

Related terms

• labio

Noun

labial f (plural labiais)

1. (phonetics) labial (a consonant articulated by the lips)

Further reading

• “labial” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Etymology

From Medieval Latin labiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈbi̯aːl/

Adjective

labial (strong nominative masculine singular labialer, not comparable)

1. labial

Declension

Derived terms

• bilabial

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: la‧bi‧al

Adjective

labial m or f (plural labiais)

1. labial (of or relating to the lips)
2. (phonetics) labial (articulated by the lips)

Derived terms

• bilabial
• labializar

Related terms

• lábio

Noun

labial f (plural labiais)

1. (phonetics) labial (a consonant articulated by the lips)

Further reading

• “labial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French labial.

Adjective

labial m or n (feminine singular labială, masculine plural labiali, feminine and neuter plural labiale)

1. labial

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin labiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈbjal/ [laˈβ̞jal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: la‧bial

Adjective

labial m or f (masculine and feminine plural labiales)

1. (relational) lip; labial (of or relating to the lips)
2. (phonetics) labial (articulated by the lips)

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

labial f (plural labiales)

1. (phonetics) labial (a consonant articulated by the lips)
2. lipstick (make-up for the lips)

Further reading

• “labial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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