lingual

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from lingua (“the tongue; a language, speech”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to lingua +‎ -al. Doublet of lingualis. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/, /ˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/ Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl, -ɪŋɡjuəl === Adjective === lingual (not comparable) (anatomy, dentistry, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue. Synonym: (rare) glossal (phonetics) Articulated with the tongue. (linguistics, relational) Related to language or linguistics. Synonym: linguistic ==== Synonyms ==== tonguely ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === lingual (plural linguals) (phonetics) A sound articulated with the tongue. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “lingual”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “lingual”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Luliang, Lüliang, lingula == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === lingual (feminine linguale, masculine plural linguaux, feminine plural linguales) lingual ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: lingual === Further reading === “lingual”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === lingual (strong nominative masculine singular lingualer, not comparable) (relational) tongue; lingual (relational) language; lingual, linguistic Synonym: sprachlich ==== Derived terms ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”) + -ālis. By surface analysis, língua +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: lin‧gual === Adjective === lingual m or f (plural linguais) (anatomy) lingual (relating to the tongue) (phonetics) lingual (articulated with the tongue) ==== Related terms ==== língua === Further reading === “lingual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “lingual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French lingual, from Medieval Latin linguālis. === Adjective === lingual m or n (feminine singular linguală, masculine plural linguali, feminine/neuter plural linguale) lingual ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /linˈɡwal/ [lĩŋˈɡwal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: lin‧gual === Adjective === lingual m or f (masculine and feminine plural linguales) lingual ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “lingual”, 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