cul

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See also: cúl, cùl, cûl, and cúl-

Catalan

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:etymology at line 150: Old Occitan (pro) is not set as an ancestor of Catalan (ca) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Catalan is Old Catalan (roa-oca)., from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-l-, zero-grade without s-mobile form of *(s)kewH- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cul m (plural culs)

  1. (anatomy) bottom, behind, butt
  2. (vulgar) anus
  3. (figuratively) the bottom, rear (of an object)

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kʉl, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Old Irish cáel, Welsh cul).

Pronunciation

Adjective

cul

  1. narrow

Antonyms

French

Etymology

From Middle French cul, from Old French, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-l-, zero-grade without s-mobile form of *(s)kewH- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cul m (plural culs)

  1. (anatomy, vulgar) butt, bum, ass, arse
  2. (vulgar) anus; arsehole; asshole
    • 1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou l'École du libertinage
      Elle a treize ans et son frère quinze; ils vont chez un homme qui contraint le frère à foutre sa sœur, et qui fout alternativement en cul tantôt le garçon, tantôt la fille, pendant qu’ils sont aux prises ensemble.
      She's thirteen and her brother's fifteen; they go to a man who forces the brother to fuck his sister, and who fucks in the ass, in turn, the boy and the girl, while they both struggle together.
  3. (figuratively) the bottom, rear (of an object)
  4. (informal) sex; sexual intercourse
    Le cul mène le monde.
    Sex rules the world.
  5. (informal, France) good luck or fortune
    Ils ont du cul.
    They are lucky.
  6. (France, slang) roach (butt of a marijuana cigarette)

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French coille, from Latin cōleus.

Pronunciation

Noun

cul m

  1. a testicle, male genital ball
  2. a vegetal reproductive bulb
  3. a marble (for games)
  4. the male member, penis

Descendants

  • Dutch: kul

Further reading

  • “cul”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cul”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin cūlus.

Noun

cul m (plural culs or culs)

  1. (vulgar) arse; ass; anus

Descendants

Mirandese

Pronunciation

Contraction

cul m (feminine cula, masculine plural culs, feminine plural culas)

  1. Contraction of cun l (“with the”).

Venetian

Noun

cul m (plural culi)

  1. Alternative form of cuło

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kʉl, Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Old Irish cáel).

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kiːl/

Adjective

cul (feminine singular cul, plural culion, equative culed, comparative culach, superlative culaf)

  1. narrow

Antonyms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cul gul nghul chul
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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