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labiodental.

articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌleɪ.bi.əʊˈdɛn.təl/UK/ˌleɪ.bi.oʊˈdɛn.təl/US

  1. articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.

    not-comparable
    /f/ and /v/ are labiodental consonants.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English labio- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin dentālisder. Middle French dentalbor. ▲ Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English labiodental From labio- + dental.

noun/ˌleɪ.bi.əʊˈdɛn.təl/UK/ˌleɪ.bi.oʊˈdɛn.təl/US

  1. A consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English labio- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin dentālisder. Middle French dentalbor. ▲ Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English labiodental From labio- + dental.

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