labia
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).
Pronunciation
Noun
labia pl (normally plural, singular labium)
- (anatomy) The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
- Hypernym: genitals
- Hyponyms: labia majora, labia minora
Derived terms
Noun
labia
Usage notes
Though usually used as a plural, this noun is also attested as a singular with plural labias or labiae.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:labia
Related terms
Translations
folds of tissue at opening of vulva
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References
- “labia”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
Alternative forms
- labea (feminine noun)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈla.bi.a/, [ˈɫ̪äbiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈla.bi.a/, [ˈläːbiä]
Noun
labia f (genitive labiae); first declension
Inflection
First-declension noun.
Descendants
- Languedocien: làbia
- → English: labia
Noun
labia
References
- “labia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- labia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Anagrams
Etymology
Noun
labia oblique singular, f (oblique plural labias, nominative singular labia, nominative plural labias)
- (10th century) lip
- circa 980, La Vie de Saint Léger
- La labia li ad restaurat
- He [=God] restored his lip to him
Usage notes
- The Vie de Saint Léger citation is the only known recorded usage of the term.
Pronunciation
Noun
labia f (plural labias)
Further reading
- “labia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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