hymen
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humēn, “skin, membrane”).
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Noun [edit]
hymen (plural hymens)
- (anatomy) A mucous membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
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Translations [edit]
membrane which occludes the vagina
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Czech [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɦɪmɛn/
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humēn, “skin, membrane”).[1]
Noun [edit]
hymen m
Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
hymen
- genitive plural of hymna
References [edit]
- ^ hymen in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2007
Finnish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
< Ancient Greek Ὑμήν (Humen, “Hymen”)
Pronunciation [edit]
- Hyphenation: hy‧men
- IPA: /ˈhyːmen/
Noun [edit]
hymen
Declension [edit]
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Declension of hymen (type paperi)
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