lingual

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/, /ˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/

Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl, -ɪŋɡjuəl

Adjective

lingual (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, dentistry, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.

   Synonym: (rare) glossal

   1. (phonetics) Articulated with the tongue.
2. (linguistics, relational) Related to language or linguistics.

   Synonym: linguistic

Noun

lingual (plural linguals)

1. (phonetics) A sound articulated with the tongue.

References

• “lingual”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “lingual”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Luliang, Lüliang, lingula

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

lingual (feminine linguale, masculine plural linguaux, feminine plural linguales)

1. lingual

Further reading

• “lingual”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

lingual (strong nominative masculine singular lingualer, not comparable)

1. (relational) tongue; lingual
2. (relational) language; lingual, linguistic

   Synonym: sprachlich

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)

1. (anatomy) lingual (relating to the tongue)
2. (phonetics) lingual (articulated with the tongue)

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)

1. lingual

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /linˈɡwal/ [lĩŋˈɡwal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: lin‧gual

Adjective

lingual m or f (masculine and feminine plural linguales)

1. lingual

Further reading

• “lingual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10