Bilabial

Pronunciation: /baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/

Definitions of bilabial

adjective relating to or involving both lips, such as the sounds made by bringing both lips together

Example Sentences

A1 Babies often make bilabial sounds like 'mama' and 'papa'.

A2 In some languages, bilabial consonants are more common than in others.

B1 Linguists study the articulation of bilabial sounds in different languages.

B2 The phonetics course covers topics such as bilabial, labiodental, and velar sounds.

C1 The linguist conducted research on the phonological patterns of bilabial consonants.

C2 The study of bilabial sounds in speech production is a complex and fascinating field of research.

Examples of bilabial in a Sentence

formal The phoneme /p/ is a bilabial sound produced by bringing both lips together.

informal When you say 'pop', notice how your lips come together for the bilabial sound.

slang I love how the beatboxer can make those cool bilabial sounds with his lips.

figurative The artist's painting had a bilabial quality to it, with the colors blending seamlessly like lips coming together.

Grammatical Forms of bilabial

• past tense: bilabialized
• plural: bilabials
• comparative: more bilabial
• superlative: most bilabial
• present tense: bilabial
• future tense: will be bilabial
• perfect tense: has been bilabial
• continuous tense: is being bilabial
• singular: bilabial
• positive degree: bilabial
• infinitive: to bilabial
• gerund: bilabialing
• participle: bilabialled

Origin and Evolution of bilabial

First Known Use: 1874 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'bilabial' originates from the combination of the Latin prefix 'bi-' meaning two, and the Latin word 'labium' meaning lip.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in phonetics to describe sounds produced with both lips, the term 'bilabial' has since been adopted in various fields such as linguistics and speech therapy to refer to specific articulations and sounds.