lingual

See also: -lingual

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪŋɡwəl/

Adjective

lingual (comparative more lingual, superlative most lingual)

1. related to the tongue
2. related to language or linguistics
3. (phonetics) articulated with the tongue
4. (dentistry) of a tooth, on the side facing the tongue

Synonyms

• tonguely

Derived terms

• bilingual
• monolingual
• multilingual
• quadrilingual
• translingual
• trilingual
• unilingual

 

Coordinate terms

• (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,‎ apical,‎ apicocoronal,‎ axial,‎ buccal,‎ buccoapical,‎ buccocervical,‎ buccogingival,‎ buccolabial,‎ buccolingual,‎ bucco-occlusal,‎ buccopalatal,‎ cervical,‎ coronal,‎ coronoapical,‎ distal,‎ distoapical,‎ distobuccal,‎ distocervical,‎ distocoronal,‎ distofacial,‎ distogingival,‎ distoincisal,‎ distolingual,‎ disto-occlusal,‎ distoclusal,‎ distocclusal,‎ distopalatal,‎ facial,‎ gingival,‎ incisal,‎ incisocervical,‎ inferior,‎ labial,‎ lingual,‎ linguobuccal,‎ linguo-occlusal,‎ mandibular,‎ maxillary,‎ mesial,‎ mesioapical,‎ mesiobuccal,‎ mesiocervical,‎ mesiocoronal,‎ mesiodistal,‎ mesiofacial,‎ mesioincisal,‎ mesiogingival,‎ mesiolingual,‎ mesio-occlusal,‎ mesioclusal,‎ mesiocclusal,‎ mesiopalatal,‎ occlusal,‎ palatal,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ superior,‎ vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]}

Translations

related to the tongue

• Arabic: لِسَانِيّ (lisāniyy)
• Belarusian: язы́чны (jazýčny), языко́вы (jazykóvy)
• Bulgarian: ези́чен (ezíčen)
• Catalan: lingual (ca)
• Esperanto: langa
• Finnish: kieli- (fi), kielen-
• French: lingual (fr)
• Galician: lingual
• German: lingual, Zungen- (de)
• Greek: γλωσσικός (el) (glossikós)
• Irish: teangach, teangúil
• Italian: linguale
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: linguālis
• Macedonian: јазичен (jazičen)
• Polish: językowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: lingual (pt)
• Russian: язы́чный (ru) (jazýčnyj), лингва́льный (ru) (lingválʹnyj), языково́й (ru) (jazykovój)
• Slovene: (medical) lingválen, jezíčen
• Spanish: lingual (es)
• Swedish: tung-, lingval
• Ukrainian: язико́вий (uk) (jazykóvyj)
• Volapük: linegik

related to language — see linguistic

Noun

lingual (plural linguals)

1. (phonetics) a sound articulated with the tongue

Derived terms

• bilingual
• linguality
• lingual tonsil
• multilingual
• omnilingual
• translingual

 

Translations

sound articulated with the tongue

• Finnish: kieliäänne
• German: Zungenlaut m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 舌音 (ぜつおん, zetsuon)
• Latin: linguālis

See also

• alveolar
• dental
• glottal
• labial
• -lingual
• nasal
• palatal
• pharyngeal
• velar

Anagrams

• lingula

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German

Etymology

From Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

lingual (not comparable)

1. lingual; related to the tongue
2. lingual, linguistic; related to language

   Synonym: sprachlich

Derived terms

• audiolingual
• bilingual
• extralingual
• interlingual
• intralingual
• monolingual
• multilingual
• paralingual
• perlingual
• plurilingual
• sublingual
• trilingual

 

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”) + -alis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lĩ.ˈɡwaɫ/
• IPA^(key): /lĩ.ˈɡwaw/

Adjective

1. (anatomy) lingual (relating to the tongue)
2. (phonetics) lingual (articulated with the tongue)

Related terms

• língua

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Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /linˈɡwal/ [lĩŋˈɡwal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

lingual m or f (masculine and feminine plural linguales)

1. lingual

Derived terms

• sublingual

Related terms

• lengua

External links

• Template:R:DRAE 2001