labial

Senso (Inglese)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
2. (not-comparable) Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
3. (not-comparable) On the side facing the lips. See mesial.
4. (not-comparable) Furnished with lips.

Noun

1. A consonant articulated by the lips.
2. An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
3. Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.

Concetti

labiale

consonante labiale

sinonimi

rounded

bilabial

labial consonant

relating to the lip

labial sound

lip

belonging to the lips

Traduzioni

labial

labiaal

labial

labial

labial

χειλικός

labiale

labial

lipletter

Labial

شفويa

Lippenlaut

consonne labiale

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈleɪ.bi.əl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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