labial
German, adjective/laˈbi̯aːl/
labial is spelled L-A-B-I-A-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written German, the 339,062nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Labial is a German adjective meaning “labial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Beteiligung der Lippen gebildet”.
What does labial mean in English?
adjective
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labial
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mit Beteiligung der Lippen gebildet 2. die Lippen betreffend
noun: 1. Bezeichnung für Konsonanten (Mitlaute), die mit den Lippen artikuliert werden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of labial
- labialer masculine nominative singular
- labiale feminine nominative singular
- labiales neuter nominative singular
- labialen genitive masculine singular
- labialem dative masculine singular
- der labiale definite includes-article masculine
- die labiale definite feminine includes-article
- das labiale definite includes-article neuter
- die labialen definite includes-article nominative
- des labialen definite genitive includes-article
- der labialen definite feminine genitive
- dem labialen dative definite includes-article
- den labialen dative definite includes-article
- lab. abbreviation
- Labiale nominative plural
- Labials genitive singular
- Labialen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce labial?
- /laˈbi̯aːl/
- [laˈbi̯aːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to labial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is labial in German?
labial appears about once in every 33 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).