🇪🇸 Spanish

labios

masculine

los labios

lips

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labios
/los ˈlaβjos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say labios in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈlaβjos/

How do you pronounce labios in Spanish?

labios is pronounced /los ˈlaβjos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El labio inferior está hinchado y dolorido después del accidente.

The lower lip is swollen and painful after the accident.

Mi labio superior se secó mucho durante el invierno pasado.

My upper lip dried out a lot during last winter.

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Why is it masculine?

Labios is masculine because it derives from Latin "labium," a neuter noun. When the neuter gender disappeared in Spanish, neuter nouns were typically reanalyzed as masculine based on their phonetic patterns and endings, causing "labium" to become "labio" with masculine gender.

What is the Spanish word for lips?

The Spanish word for lips is los labios — masculine.

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