penis

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English

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Etymology

From Latin pēnis (tail, penis), from Proto-Indo-European *pes-.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pē'nis, pē'nəs, IPA: /ˈpiːnɪs/, /ˈpiːnəs/, SAMPA: /"pi:nIs/, /"pi:n@s/

Noun

Singular
penis

Plural
penises or penes

penis (plural penises or penes)

  1. (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.

Usage notes

The hyperforeign Latinate penii is occasionally used as the plural in modern English.

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Afrikaans

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Noun

penis

  1. penis

Bosnian

Etymology

From Latin penis.

Noun

penis m.

  1. (anatomy) penis

Croatian

Noun

penis m. sg.

  1. (anatomy) penis

Czech

Noun

penis m.

  1. (anatomy) penis

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin penis (tail, penis), from Proto-Indo-European *pes- (penis).

Noun

penis c. (singular definite penissen, plural indefinite penisser)

  1. (anatomy) penis

Inflection


Finnish

Noun

penis

  1. (anatomy) penis

Declension

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pes-. Cognate with Ancient Greek πέος (peos), Sanskrit पसस् (pásas).

Pronunciation

Noun

pēnis (genitive pēnis); m, third declension

  1. (Old Latin, archaic) tail - prothosemantic
  2. (anatomy) the penis, male sexual organ
  3. (figuratively) lust
  4. genitive singular of pēnis
  5. 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

1 May also be penīs.

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Descendants


Polish

Etymology

From Latin penis.

Pronunciation

Noun

penis m.

  1. (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

From Latin penis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈpenis]

Noun

penis n. (plural penisuri)

  1. (anatomy) penis

Declension


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Serbian

Etymology

From Latin penis.

Noun

penis m. (Cyrillic spelling пенис)

  1. (anatomy) penis

Slovene

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Noun

pénis m. (dual penisa, plural penisi)

  1. (anatomy) penis

Declension


Swedish

Noun

Inflection for penis Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative penis penisen penisar penisarna
Genitive penis penisens penisars penisarnas

penis c.

  1. (anatomy) penis

Turkish

Etymology

From Latin pēnis (tail, penis).

Pronunciation

Noun

penis (definite accusative penisi, plural penisler)

  1. penis

Declension

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