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dentolabial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɛntəˈleɪbɪəɫ/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dens Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English dento- Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin labiālisbor. English labial English dentolabial From dento- + labial.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Articulated with the upper lip and lower teeth.

Coordinates

labiodental · linguolabial

dentolabial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɛntəˈleɪbɪəɫ/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dens Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English dento- Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin labiālisbor. English labial English dentolabial From dento- + labial.

Meanings

  1. A consonant articulated with the upper lip and lower teeth.

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