bilabial
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From bi- + labial.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/
Rhymes: -eɪbiəl
=== Adjective ===
bilabial (not comparable)
(phonetics) Articulated with both lips.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
labialized
labiodental
==== Translations ====
=== Noun ===
bilabial (plural bilabials)
(phonetics) A speech sound articulated with both lips.
==== Translations ====
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From bi- + labial.
=== Adjective ===
bilabial m or f (masculine and feminine plural bilabials)
(phonetics) bilabial (articulated with both lips)
=== Noun ===
bilabial f (plural bilabials)
(phonetics) bilabial (a sound articulated with both lips)
=== Further reading ===
“bilabial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“bilabial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“bilabial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“bilabial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From bi- + labial.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
bilabial (feminine bilabiale, masculine plural bilabiaux, feminine plural bilabiales)
bilabial
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From bi- + labial.
=== Adjective ===
bilabial m or f (plural bilabiais)
(phonetics) bilabial (articulated with both lips)
=== Noun ===
bilabial f (plural bilabiais)
(phonetics) bilabial (a sound articulated with both lips)
=== Further reading ===
“bilabial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== German ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
bilabial (strong nominative masculine singular bilabialer, not comparable)
bilabial
==== Declension ====
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From bi- + labial.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: bi‧la‧bi‧al
=== Adjective ===
bilabial m or f (plural bilabiais)
(phonetics) bilabial (articulated with both lips)
==== Derived terms ====
bilabialmente
=== Noun ===
bilabial f (plural bilabiais)
(phonetics) bilabial (a sound articulated with both lips)
=== Further reading ===
“bilabial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“bilabial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French bilabial.
=== Adjective ===
bilabial m or n (feminine singular bilabială, masculine plural bilabiali, feminine/neuter plural bilabiale)
bilabial
==== Declension ====
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From bi- + labial.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /bilaˈbjal/ [bi.laˈβ̞jal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: bi‧la‧bial
=== Adjective ===
bilabial m or f (masculine and feminine plural bilabiales)
(phonetics) bilabial (articulated with both lips)
=== Noun ===
bilabial f (plural bilabiales)
(phonetics) bilabial (a sound articulated with both lips)
=== Further reading ===
“bilabial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
bi- + labial
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbiːlabɪˌɑːl/
=== Adjective ===
bilabial (not comparable)
(phonology, phonetics) bilabial
==== Declension ====
=== Noun ===
bilabial c
(phonetics, phonology) bilabial consonant
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
bilabial in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
bilabial in Svensk ordbok (SO)
bilabial in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)