mentula

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection 2.1.2 Synonyms 2.1.3 Related terms 2.1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• mentule

[edit] Etymology

Classical Latin.

[edit] Noun

mentula

1. the penis

   • 1974: He, watchman of gardens, keeps evil away with his mentula up, warding off blight and thieves, garlanded with figs and grapes. — Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

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[edit] Latin

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[edit] Noun

mentula (genitive mentulae); f, first declension

1. dick, cock (obscene word for the penis)
   • Catullus, Carmina, 29

     ut ista vestra diffututa mentula

     ducenties comesset aut trecenties?

2. vocative singular of mentula

mentulā

1. ablative singular of mentula

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	mentula	mentulae
genitive	mentulae	mentulārum
dative	mentulae	mentulīs
accusative	mentulam	mentulās
ablative	mentulā	mentulīs
vocative	mentula	mentulae

[edit] Synonyms

• penis
• verpa

[edit] Related terms

• mentulatus

[edit] References

• “mentula” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)