Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illabiality

/ɪˈleɪbiælɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: il-l-abi-al-i-ty
IPA: /ɪˈleɪbiælɪti/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being illabial or unrounded.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"/ɪ/ shares narrowness and illabiality with /i/, but, on the other hand, backness and illabiality with /a/: two traits, that is, in each case."
"It is significant to note that the illabiality is also reflected in early Christian borrowings such as Fi. pappi ‘priest’ < Sl. păpŭ (trad. popъ); cf. as well as in the unstressed position Fi. Raamattu ‘Bible’ < Sl. grāmătā (trad. gramota)."
"An exception in the context of the generally accepted original illabiality of +lık is L. Johanson and his 1979 study "Die westoghusische Labialharmonie" (here cited after his volume of reprints: Johanson 1991: 26-70)."

Etymology

From il- + labiality or illabial + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈleɪbiælɪti/
British English: /ɪˈleɪbiælɪti/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce illabiality?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈleɪbiælɪti/.
What does illabiality mean?: The state or condition of being illabial or unrounded.
Where does illabiality come from?: From il- + labiality or illabial + -ity.

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