clítoris

See also: clitoris and clitóris

Asturian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).

Noun

clítoris m (plural clítoris)

1. (anatomy) clitoris (elongated erectile organ)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkli.tu.ɾis]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkli.to.ɾis]

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Noun

clítoris m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) clitoris (elongated erectile organ)

Further reading

• “clítoris”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “clítoris”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “clítoris” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “clítoris” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).

Noun

clítoris m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) clitoris

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkli.to.ɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkli.to.ɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkli.to.ɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkli.tɔ.ɾiʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -itoɾis, (Portugal) -itɔɾis
• Hyphenation: clí‧to‧ris

Noun

clítoris m (invariable)

1. alternative form of clitóris

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklitoɾis/ [ˈkli.t̪o.ɾis]
• Rhymes: -itoɾis
• Syllabification: clí‧to‧ris

Noun

clítoris m (plural clítoris)

1. (anatomy) clitoris

Derived terms

• glande del clítoris
• prepucio del clítoris

Related terms

• clitoriano
• clitoridiano

Further reading

• “clítoris”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024