labia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
labia pl (normally plural, singular labium)
- (anatomy) The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
- Hypernym: genitals
- Hyponyms: labia majora, labia minora
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
labia
Usage notes[edit]
Though usually used as a plural, this noun is also attested as a singular with plural labias or labiae.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:labia
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
folds of tissue at opening of vulva
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References[edit]
- “labia”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- labea (feminine noun)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.bi.a/, [ˈɫ̪äbiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈla.bi.a/, [ˈläːbiä]
Noun[edit]
labia f (genitive labiae); first declension
Inflection[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | labia | labiae |
Genitive | labiae | labiārum |
Dative | labiae | labiīs |
Accusative | labiam | labiās |
Ablative | labiā | labiīs |
Vocative | labia | labiae |
Descendants[edit]
Noun[edit]
labia
References[edit]
- “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[edit]
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- The Vie de Saint Léger citation is the only known recorded usage of the term.
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
labia f (plural labias)
Further reading[edit]
- “labia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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