Standard Lemma guide

labiodental

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌleɪ.bi.əʊˈdɛn.təl/
  • US: /ˌleɪ.bi.oʊˈdɛn.təl/
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  • rhymes with -ɛntəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Examples

  • /f/ and /v/ are labiodental consonants.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: labiodental consonant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: consonant

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin labium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English labio- Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h3dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English labiodental From labio- + dental.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: buzoredhëmbor — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Armenian: շրթնատամնային (šrtʻnatamnayin) — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Czech: retozubný — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Czech: labiodentální — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Finnish: labiodentaalinen — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • French: labiodental — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Georgian: კბილბაგისმიერი (ḳbilbagismieri) — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Georgian: დენტოლაბიალური (denṭolabialuri) — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Georgian: ლაბიოდენტალური (labiodenṭaluri) — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • German: labiodental — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Greek: χειλοδοντικός (cheilodontikós) — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Icelandic: tannvaramæltur — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Irish: liopa-dhéadach — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Italian: labiodentale — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Kashmiri: وُٹھٕ دٔنٛدؠ (vuṭhụ dạnd') — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Russian: гу́бно-зубно́й (gúbno-zubnój) — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Russian: ла́биодента́льный (lábiodɛntálʹnyj) — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Spanish: labiodental — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Swedish: labiodental — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Welsh: gwefus-ddeintiol — articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Albanian: buzoredhëmbore — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Armenian: շրթնատամնային (šrtʻnatamnayin) — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 唇齒音 /唇齿音 (chúnchǐyīn) — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Czech: retozubnice — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Czech: labiodentála — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Esperanto: labiodentalo — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Finnish: labiodentaali — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • French: labiodentale — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Georgian: კბილბაგისმიერი თანხმოვანი (ḳbilbagismieri tanxmovani) — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Georgian: დენტოლაბიალური თანხმოვანი (denṭolabialuri tanxmovani) — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Georgian: ლაბიოდენტალური თანხმოვანი (labiodenṭaluri tanxmovani) — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • German: Lippenzahnlaut m Labiodental — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Irish: liopa-dhéadach — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Japanese: 唇歯音 (shinshion) — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Russian: гу́бно-зубно́й согла́сный (gúbno-zubnój soglásnyj) — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Russian: ла́биодента́льный согла́сный (lábiodɛntálʹnyj soglásnyj) — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth
  • Slovene: zóbnoústničnik — a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth