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labial.

labial (of or relating to the lips)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/la.biˈaw/Brazil[la.biˈaʊ̯]Brazil/laˈbjaw/Brazil[laˈbjaʊ̯]Brazil
  1. labial (of or relating to the lips)

    feminine · masculine
  2. labial (articulated by the lips)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin labiālislbor. Portuguese labial Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis. By surface analysis, lábio + -al.

noun/la.biˈaw/Brazil[la.biˈaʊ̯]Brazil/laˈbjaw/Brazil[laˈbjaʊ̯]Brazil
  1. labial (a consonant articulated by the lips)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin labiālislbor. Portuguese labial Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis. By surface analysis, lábio + -al.

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