membrum virile
Latin
Etymology
From membrum (“limb, member”) + virīlis (“of a grown man”, relative adj.); compare vās muliebre.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmem.brum u̯iˈriː.le/, [ˈmɛmbrʊ̃ˑ u̯ɪˈriːɫ̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmem.brum viˈri.le/, [ˈmɛmbrum viˈriːle]
Noun
membrum virīle n (genitive membrī virīlis); second declension
- (euphemistic) the penis
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter) with a third-declension adjective.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | membrum virīle | membra virīlia |
| Genitive | membrī virīlis | membrōrum virīlium |
| Dative | membrō virīlī | membrīs virīlibus |
| Accusative | membrum virīle | membra virīlia |
| Ablative | membrō virīlī | membrīs virīlibus |
| Vocative | membrum virīle | membra virīlia |
Descendants
- → Portuguese: membro viril (learned)
- → Spanish: miembro viril (learned)