labium

Meaning

1. (declension-2, neuter) a lip
2. (declension-2, neuter) an axle or some other part of an oil press

Concepts

lip

labium

labellum

Synonyms

labea

labia

labrum

lābrum

labellum

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Translations

Lippe

labbro

labio

lip

dudak

lábio

llavi

lèvre

χείλος

lêv

χείλι

لێو

Lefze

pòt

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫa.bi.ũː]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”), making it cognate with Proto-Germanic *lepô (“lip”), although (as with many other roots reconstructed with *b) there is some doubt about whether this root goes back to Proto-Indo-European. Lab- may be the regular outcome of zero-grade tautosyllabic *l̥b.-. Doublet of labrum.