coitus
English
Alternative forms
- coetus (rare)
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin coitus.
Pronunciation
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Noun
coitus (countable and uncountable, plural coituses)
- (formal or humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially involving penile-vaginal penetration.
- 2006 October 2nd, Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, The Big Bang Theory, “Pilot”, screenplay (revised first draft), act one, scene A (page 26):
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈko.i.tus/, [ˈkoɪt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈko.i.tus/, [ˈkɔːit̪us]
Noun
coitus m (genitive coitūs); fourth declension
- a coming or meeting
- a joining, combination
- sexual intercourse
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | coitus | coitūs |
Genitive | coitūs | coituum |
Dative | coituī | coitibus |
Accusative | coitum | coitūs |
Ablative | coitū | coitibus |
Vocative | coitus | coitūs |
Descendants
References
- “coitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “coitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- coitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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