lip-final ending

[/lɪp ˈfaɪnəl ˈɛndɪŋ/]
nounpl: lip-final endings
terminação labial final
1. A linguistic or phonetic term referring to a word ending that concludes with a labial consonant sound (produced with the lips), such as /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, or /v/
The English word 'lamp' has a lip-final ending with the /p/ sound.
A palavra em inglês 'lamp' tem uma terminação labial final com o som /p/.
2. In morphology or phonology, a suffix or inflectional ending that ends in a bilabial or labiodental consonant
Some Romance language diminutives have lip-final endings.
Alguns diminutivos das línguas românticas têm terminações labiais finais.
This is primarily a technical linguistic term used in phonetics, phonology, and morphology courses in universities. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation in either Brazil or the United States, but is standard terminology in academic linguistic discourse across English and Portuguese-speaking regions.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
labial-final endingbilabial endinglip-ending
Antonyms / Antônimos
alveolar-final endingvelar-final endingcoronal-final ending

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese
terminação labial final
Standard academic linguistic terminology
Portugal
terminação labial final
Same terminology used in European Portuguese linguistics

Related Words

phoneticsmorphologylabial consonantphonemesuffixconsonant cluster
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