labialis

Latin

Etymology

Derived from labium (“a lip”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫa.biˈaː.lɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [la.biˈaː.lis]

Adjective

labiālis (neuter labiāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin)

1. pertaining to the lips; labial

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Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	labiālis	labiāle		labiālēs	labiālia
genitive	labiālis			labiālium
dative	labiālī			labiālibus
accusative	labiālem	labiāle		labiālīs labiālēs	labiālia
ablative	labiālī			labiālibus
vocative	labiālis	labiāle		labiālēs	labiālia

Related terms

• labia
• labium

Descendants

Descendants

• → Catalan: labial
• → English: labial
• → Galician: labial
• → Italian: labiale
• → Portuguese: labial
• → Spanish: labial

References

• "labialis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)