coitus

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From Latin coitus.

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/, /ˈkɔɪ.təs/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈkɔɪ.təs/, /ˈkoʊ.ɪ.təs/

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coitus (uncountable)

  1. The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman, requiring insertion of the penis into the vagina and culminating in ejaculation of semen.

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[edit] Latin

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From past participle of coīre (to copulate), from co- (together) + īre (to go, come).

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[edit] Noun

coitus (genitive coitūs); m, fourth declension

  1. union; meeting

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Number Singular Plural
nominative coitus coitūs
genitive coitūs coituum
dative coituī coitibus
accusative coitum coitūs
ablative coitū coitibus
vocative coitus coitūs
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