Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

labium

/ˈleɪ.bi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: labi-um
IPA: /ˈleɪ.bi.əm/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.

noun

The lip of a labiate corolla.

noun

A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.

noun

A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.

noun

The lip against which pressured air is driven to produce sound in a recorder and in a pipe organ with flue pipes.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin labium (“a lip”). Doublet of lip.

Word Breakdown

Root: *leb-

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

labia (plural)

Derived Forms

eclabium labial labiate labiose pseudolabium

Phrases

labium inferius oris labium superius oris

Frequently Paired Words

labrum saccolabium

Rhymes With

pseudolabium

Questions

How do you pronounce labium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleɪ.bi.əm/.
What does labium mean?: A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.
Where does labium come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin labium (“a lip”). Doublet of lip.

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