labium

English

Etymology

From Latin labium (lip).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleɪbɪəm/
  • enPR: lā'bē-əm

Noun

labium (plural labia)

  1. (anatomy) A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin either side of the vulva.
  2. (botany) The lip of a labiate corolla.
  3. (music) The lip against which pressured air is driven in a flue pipe in an organ.

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Latin

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Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *leb- (to hang loosely).

Pronunciation

Noun

labium n (genitive labiī); second declension

  1. lip

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative labium labia
Genitive labiī labiōrum
Dative labiō labiīs
Accusative labium labia
Ablative labiō labiīs
Vocative labium labia

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