Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prebilabial

/ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbiəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-bi-l-abi-al
IPA: /ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbiəl/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring immediately before a bilabial consonant, i.e. before /m/, /p/, /b/, /ɸ/, /β/, /β̞/, /ʙ/, or /ʘ/.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English bilabial English prebilabial From pre- + bilabial.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbiəl/
British English: /ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbɪəl/

Questions

How do you pronounce prebilabial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbiəl/.
What does prebilabial mean?: Occurring immediately before a bilabial consonant, i.e. before /m/, /p/, /b/, /ɸ/, /β/, /β̞/, /ʙ/, or /ʘ/.
Where does prebilabial come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English bilabial English prebilabial From pre- + bilabial.

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