LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

labium

labium n (genitive labiī or labī)
Classical[ˈɫa.bi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.bi.um]
labiō sg. dat.; sg. abl.

Meaning

  1. neutera lip
  2. neuteran axle or some other part of an oil press

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelabiumlabia
genitivelabiī
labī		labiōrum
dativelabiōlabiīs
accusativelabiumlabia
ablativelabiōlabiīs
vocativelabiumlabia

lăbĭum, ii, v. labia.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  2. Latinlabium

Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium From Proto-Italic *labjom, from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”), making it cognate with Proto-Germanic *lepô (“lip”), although (as with many other roots reconstructed with *b) there is some doubt about whether this root goes back to Proto-Indo-European. Lab- may be the regular outcome of zero-grade tautosyllabic *l̥b.-. Doublet of labrum.

Elsewhere
  • Englishlabium
  • Frenchlabium
  • Romanianlabiumfrom French labium
  • Italianlabio
  • Portugueselábio
  • Spanishlabio
Italo-Romance
  • Italianlabbio
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanllavi

In English words that came into English from labium

  • labiallabiālis
  • labiumlabium
  • labializelabium
  • labeolabeō

Quick answers

What does labium mean in Latin?
labium, a noun, means “a lip; an axle or some other part of an oil press”.
What is the genitive of labium?
The genitive singular is labiī. labium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce labium?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫa.bi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlaː.bi.um].
Where does labium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *leb- → Latin labium.
Which English words come from labium?
English words that go back to Latin labium include labium, labialize, labial and labeo.