labial
Meaningof the lips
Common meaning: of the lips
- labia lipLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1023 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinlabium; labrum‘a lip’
- Englishlabial‘of the lips’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin labium; labrum ‘a lip’.
Roots
- labium; labrum Latin “a lip”
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