labia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪbiə, -æbiə
Noun
Usage notes
Though usually used as a plural, this noun is also attested as a singular with plural labias or labiae.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:labia
Hypernyms
Related terms
Translations
folds of tissue at opening of vulva
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Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈla.bi.a/, [ˈɫ̪äbiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈla.bi.a/, [ˈläːbiä]
Noun
labia f (genitive labiae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | labia | labiae |
Genitive | labiae | labiārum |
Dative | labiae | labiīs |
Accusative | labiam | labiās |
Ablative | labiā | labiīs |
Vocative | labia | labiae |
Noun
(deprecated template usage) labia
- nominative plural of labium
- accusative plural of labium
- vocative plural of labium
References
- “labia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- labia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old French
Etymology
Noun
labia oblique singular, f (oblique plural labias, nominative singular labia, nominative plural labias)
- (10th century) lip
- circa 980, La Vie de Saint Léger
- La labia li ad restaurat
- He [=God] restored his lip to him
Usage notes
- The Vie de Saint Léger citation is the only known recorded usage of the term.
Spanish
Noun
labia f (plural labias)
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