penis
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English
Etymology
From Latin pēnis (“‘tail, penis’”), from Proto-Indo-European *pes-.
Pronunciation
Noun
penis (plural penises or penes)
- (anatomy) The male sexual organ for copulation and urination; the tubular portion of the male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).
- Robin Williams
- See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.
- 1994, Lisa Kemler, Newsweek, 1994-01-24, p. 19
- A life is more valuable than a penis.
- 1998, Collecting Mark Twain: A History and Three New Paths, Kevin Mac Donnell, Firsts Magazine, Inc.
- By early November, the sheets of HUCK FINN were being forwarded for binding, and within a week or two it was discovered that the illustration at page 283 had been altered in the master plate to make it appear as if Uncle Silas was exposing his penis. Twain would be amused to know that this may be the first time the word "penis" has ever been used to describe the alteration to this plate; the euphemisms and delicate phrasings employed by previous bibliographers to avoid stating the obvious are impressive.
- Robin Williams
Usage notes
The hyperforeign Latinate penii is occasionally used as the plural in modern English.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:penis
Meronyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
male organ for copulation and urination
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See also
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Noun
penis
Bosnian
Etymology
Noun
penis m.
- (anatomy) penis
Croatian
Noun
penis m. sg.
- (anatomy) penis
Czech
Noun
penis m.
- (anatomy) penis
Synonyms
- pyj m.
Danish
Etymology
From Latin penis (“‘tail, penis’”), from Proto-Indo-European *pes- (“‘penis’”).
Noun
penis c. (singular definite penissen, plural indefinite penisser)
- (anatomy) penis
Inflection
Inflection of “penis”
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | penis | penissen | penisser | penisserne |
| genitive | penis' | penissens | penissers | penissernes |
Finnish
Noun
penis
- (anatomy) penis
Declension
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Declension of penis (type vastaus)
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Synonyms
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *pes-. Cognate with Ancient Greek πέος (peos), Sanskrit पसस् (pásas).
Pronunciation
Noun
pēnis (genitive pēnis); m, third declension
- (Old Latin, archaic) tail - prothosemantic
- (anatomy) the penis, male sexual organ
- (figuratively) lust
- genitive singular of pēnis
- vocative singular of pēnis
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pēnis | pēnēs |
| genitive | pēnis | pēnium |
| dative | pēnī | pēnibus |
| accusative | pēnem | pēnēs 1 |
| ablative | pēne | pēnibus |
| vocative | pēnis | pēnēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
penis m.
- (anatomy) penis
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | penis | penisy |
| Genitive | penisa | penisów |
| Dative | penisowi | penisom |
| Accusative | penis/penisa | penisy |
| Instrumental | penisem | penisami |
| Locative | penisie | penisach |
| Vocative | penisie | penisy |
Synonyms
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈpenis]
Noun
- (anatomy) penis
Declension
declension of penis
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender n. | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| Nominative/Accusative | un penis | penisul | nişte penisuri | penisurile |
| Genitive/Dative | unui penis | penisului | unor penisuri | penisurilor |
| Vocative | — | — | — | — |
Synonyms
Related terms
Serbian
Etymology
Noun
penis m. (Cyrillic spelling пенис)
- (anatomy) penis
Slovene
Noun
pénis m. (dual penisa, plural penisi)
- (anatomy) penis
Declension
declension of penis
Swedish
Noun
| Inflection for penis | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | penis | penisen | penisar | penisarna |
| Genitive | penis | penisens | penisars | penisarnas |
penis c.
- (anatomy) penis
Turkish
Etymology
From Latin pēnis (“‘tail, penis’”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: [penis]
Noun
penis (definite accusative penisi, plural penisler)
Declension
declension of penis
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | penis | penisler |
| definite accusative | penisi | penisleri |
| dative | penise | penislere |
| locative | peniste | penislerde |
| ablative | penisten | penislerden |
| definite genitive | penisin | penislerin |
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