labiodental

9.2

A speech sound made by touching the lower lip to the upper teeth

noun
/ˌleɪbioʊˈdɛntəl/

Specialized

: labiodental

In phonetics, a labiodental is produced by bringing the lower lip into contact with the upper teeth.

Examples

The English 'f' and 'v' sounds are both classified as labiodentals by phoneticians.
In linguistics, labiodentals include sounds like 'f' and 'v'.
She struggled to pronounce the French labiodental sounds correctly when learning the language.
The sound labiodental is produced by the bottom lip and upper teeth.
In phonetics, a labiodental is produced by bringing the lower lip into contact with the upper teeth.
The English 'f' and 'v' sounds are both classified as labiodentals by phoneticians.
She struggled to pronounce the French labiodental sounds correctly when learning the language.

Synonyms

labiodental consonant

vslabiodental

Specialized

8.1

A consonant sound made when the lower lip touches the upper teeth, like f or v

has identical meaning but is a shorter labeled form

labial consonant

vslabiodental

Specialized

7.2

A sound you make with your lips, like p, b, and m

uses lower lip against upper teeth rather than general lip contact

Compounds

labiodental consonant

Specialized

8.1

A consonant sound made when the lower lip touches the upper teeth, like f or v

Surface Forms

labiodental singular

labiodentals plural

Morphology

labiodental = dental (transparent) = labio + dent

The prefix 'labio-' clearly indicates 'lip', forming a transparent compound with 'dental' relating to teeth.

Etymology

Labiodental comes from the parts labio- meaning 'lip' and -dental meaning 'tooth', a root you can see in the word dentist. So a labiodental sound is made by touching the lower 'lip' to the upper 'tooth', as in the English sounds 'f' and 'v'.