labiodentale

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

labiodentale f (plural labiodentales)

1. labiodental

Adjective

labiodentale

1. feminine singular of labiodental

Further reading

• “labiodentale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From labio- (“labio-”) +‎ dentale (“dental”, “pertaining to the teeth”). By surface analysis, labio- (“pertaining to the lips”) +‎ dent(e) (“tooth”) +‎ -ale (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.bjo.denˈta.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: la‧bio‧den‧tà‧le

Adjective

labiodentale (plural labiodentali)

1. (phonetics) labiodental (articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth)

   La lettera F rappresenta una consonante labiodentale.

   The letter F represents a labiodental consonant.

Noun

labiodentale f (plural labiodentali)

1. (phonetics) a labiodental speech sound

Related terms

• labiale
• dentale