Word: prebilabial
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
bi
la
bi
al
Definition: Occurring immediately before a bilabial consonant, i.e. before or .
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: bi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: two, paired, both
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bis
Language: la
Decoded: bis
Meaning: twice
Affix: labial
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: labium
Language: la
Decoded: labium
PoS: Noun
Meaning: lip
Affix: -al
Language: fr
Decoded: -al
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -al (of or pertaining to; adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also)