labium
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleɪbɪəm/
- enPR: lā'bē-əm
Noun
labium (plural labia)
Derived terms
Translations
liplike structure
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Latin
Alternative forms
- labia f
- labea f
Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.bi.um/, [ˈɫa.bi.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈla.bi.um/, [ˈlaː.bi.um]
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | labium | labia |
Genitive | labiī | labiōrum |
Dative | labiō | labiīs |
Accusative | labium | labia |
Ablative | labiō | labiīs |
Vocative | labium | labia |
Synonyms
- (lip): labrum
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- labium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- labium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- labium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- labium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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