labium

English

Etymology

From Latin labium (“lip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈleɪbɪəm/
• enPR: lā'bē-əm

Noun

labium (plural labia)

1. (anatomy) A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin either side of the vulva.
2. (botany) The lip of a labiate corolla.
3. (music) The lip against which pressured air is driven in a flue pipe in an organ.

Translations

A liplike structure

• Finnish: häpyhuulet (fi) pl
• French: lèvre (fr) f, lèvre de la vulve (fr) f
• German: Schamlippe (de) f

• Marathi: जिवणी,चीरी,भेगा,दला,स्त्रीपुष्पदला,स्त्रीपुष्पहार,कळी,कलिका,मुकुल, रती,मदनमंजिरी,ऋतुमंजिरी,पुष्पगंधा,नार,
• Volapük: kunudalip (vo)

The lip of a labiate corolla

Derived terms

• labia majora
• labia minora

Anagrams

• Malibu, malibu

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Latin

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).

Alternative forms

• labia f
• labea f

Noun

labium (genitive labiī); n, second declension

1. lip

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	labium	labia
genitive	labiī	labiōrum
dative	labiō	labiīs
accusative	labium	labia
ablative	labiō	labiīs
vocative	labium	labia

Synonyms

• (lip): labrum

Derived terms

• labiō

Descendants

• English: labium
• Italian: labio
• Portuguese: lábio
• Spanish: labio

Related terms

• labeōsus