In English, F and V are labiodental fricatives.
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Labiodental
//ˌleɪ.bi.oʊˈdɛn.təl//
Synonyms for "labiodental" (80 found)
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33 translations across 17 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- շրթնատամնային adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- շրթնատամնային noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 唇齒音 /唇齿音 noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Czech
4 entries- labiodentální adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- retozubný adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- labiodentála noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- retozubnice noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Finnish
2 entries- labiodentaalinen adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- labiodentaali noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
French
2 entries- labiodental adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- labiodentale noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Georgian
4 entries- დენტოლაბიალური adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- კბილბაგისმიერი adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- ლაბიოდენტალური adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- დენტოლაბიალური თანხმოვანი noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
German
2 entries- labiodental adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- Lippenzahnlaut m Labiodental noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Greek
1 entries- χειλοδοντικός adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Icelandic
1 entries- tannvaramæltur adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Irish
2 entries- liopa-dhéadach adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- liopa-dhéadach noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Italian
1 entries- labiodentale adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Japanese
1 entries- 唇歯音 noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Russian
4 entries- гу́бно-зубно́й adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- ла́биодента́льный adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- гу́бно-зубно́й согла́сный noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
- ла́биодента́льный согла́сный noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Slovene
1 entries- zóbnoústničnik noun (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Spanish
1 entries- labiodental adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Swedish
1 entries- labiodental adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Welsh
1 entries- gwefus-ddeintiol adj (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth)
Sample sentences
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Ef was probably a bilabial, not a labiodental spirant, as is also evident from Goth.
Source: tatoeba (11916791)
/f/ and /v/ are labiodental consonants.
Source: wiktionary
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