French

Adjective

labiale

1. feminine of labial

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin labiālem, accusative of labiālis ‎(“of the lips”), derived from Latin labium ‎(“lip”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *leb- ‎(“to hang loosely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈbja.le/, [l̺äˈbjäːl̺e̞]
• Hyphenation: la‧bià‧le

Adjective

labiale m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural labiali)

1. (anatomy) labial, lip (attributive)
2. (phonetics) labial (whose articulation involves the lips)

   Il termine ‘labiale’ comprende suoni bilabiali, labiodentali, o comunque labializzati.‎

   The term ‘labial’ encompasses bilabial, labiodental, or otherwise labialized sounds.

Noun

labiale f ‎(plural labiali)

1. (phonetics) A labial consonant.

labiale m ‎(plural labiali)

1. lip move

Derived terms

• labializzare
• labializzazione

Related terms

• bilabiale
• labiodentale
• linguolabiale

Latin

Adjective

labiāle

1. nominative neuter singular of labiālis
2. accusative neuter singular of labiālis
3. vocative neuter singular of labiālis