Meanings
adjectivelabiodental (not comparable)
nounlabiodental (plural labiodentals)
plural labiodentals
- human sciencesA consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth
Similar
labiodental consonant
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*leb-
- Proto-Indo-European*l̥b-yóm
- Proto-Italic*labjom
- Latinlabium
- Englishlabio-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
- Proto-Italic*dents
- Latindēns
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latindentālis
- Middle Frenchdenta
- Late Latindentālis
- Englishdental
- Englishlabiodental
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 唇齒音 /唇齿音
- 唇齒音 /唇齿音 (chúnchǐyīn)a consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Czech retozubný, labiodentální
- retozubnýarticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
- labiodentálníarticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
- retozubnicea consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
- labiodentálaa consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Esperanto labiodentalo
- labiodentaloa consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Finnish labiodentaalinen, labiodentaali
- labiodentaalinenarticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
- labiodentaalia consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
French labiodental, labiodentale
- labiodentalarticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
- labiodentalea consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
German labiodental, Lippenzahnlaut m Labiodental
- labiodentalarticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
- Lippenzahnlaut m Labiodentala consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Greek χειλοδοντικός
- χειλοδοντικός (cheilodontikós)articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Icelandic tannvaramæltur
- tannvaramælturarticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Irish liopa-dhéadach, liopa-dhéadach
- liopa-dhéadacharticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
- liopa-dhéadacha consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Italian labiodentale
- labiodentalearticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Japanese 唇歯音
- 唇歯音 (shinshion)a consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Russian гу́бно-зубно́й, ла́биодента́льный
- гу́бно-зубно́й (gúbno-zubnój)articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
- ла́биодента́льный (lábiodɛntálʹnyj)articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
- гу́бно-зубно́й согла́сный (gúbno-zubnój soglásnyj)a consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
- ла́биодента́льный согла́сный (lábiodɛntálʹnyj soglásnyj)a consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Spanish labiodental
- labiodentalarticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Swedish labiodental
- labiodentalarticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Welsh gwefus-ddeintiol
- gwefus-ddeintiolarticulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with labiodental
environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentaldepartmentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcental
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Cite this entry
APA
labiodental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labiodental
MLA
“labiodental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labiodental. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “labiodental,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labiodental.
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