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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from lingua (“the tongue; a language, speech”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to lingua + -al. Doublet of lingualis.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl, -ɪŋɡjuəl
Adjective
lingual (not comparable)
- (anatomy, dentistry, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
- Synonym: (rare) glossal
- (phonetics) Articulated with the tongue.
- (linguistics, relational) Related to language or linguistics.
- Synonym: linguistic
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, apicocoronal, axial, buccal, buccoapical, buccocervical, buccogingival, buccolabial, buccolingual, bucco-occlusal, buccopalatal, cervical, coronal, coronoapical, distal, distoapical, distobuccal, distocervical, distocoronal, distofacial, distogingival, distoincisal, distolingual, disto-occlusal, distoclusal, distocclusal, distopalatal, facial, gingival, incisal, incisocervical, inferior, labial, lingual, linguobuccal, linguo-occlusal, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesioapical, mesiobuccal, mesiocervical, mesiocoronal, mesiodistal, mesiofacial, mesioincisal, mesiogingival, mesiolingual, mesio-occlusal, mesioclusal, mesiocclusal, mesiopalatal, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry)
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
lingual (plural linguals)
- (phonetics) A sound articulated with the tongue.
Coordinate terms
Translations
sound articulated with the tongue
References
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lingual (feminine linguale, masculine plural linguaux, feminine plural linguales)
- lingual
Descendants
Further reading
German
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
lingual (strong nominative masculine singular lingualer, not comparable)
- (relational) tongue; lingual
- (relational) language; lingual, linguistic
- Synonym: sprachlich
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”) + -ālis.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: lin‧gual
Adjective
lingual m or f (plural linguais)
- (anatomy) lingual (relating to the tongue)
- (phonetics) lingual (articulated with the tongue)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French lingual, from Medieval Latin linguālis.
Adjective
lingual m or n (feminine singular linguală, masculine plural linguali, feminine and neuter plural linguale)
- lingual
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /linˈɡwal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: lin‧gual
Adjective
lingual m or f (masculine and feminine plural linguales)
- lingual
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading