smegma

See also: Smegma

English

Etymology

From Latin, borrowed from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma), alternative form of σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, detergent”), from σμάω (smáō, “to wipe, clean”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: smĕgʹmə, IPA^(key): /ˈsmɛɡmə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

smegma (countable and uncountable, plural smegmata or smegmas)

1. A whitish sebaceous secretion that collects between the glans penis and foreskin or in the vulva.
   • 1979, J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company, chapter 30:

     I saw Mrs St Cloud wander happily through the flower-filled streets, her belly smeared with smegma, breasts bruised by the hands of boys.

Synonyms

• cheese (slang), cock cheese (vulgar slang), dick cheese (vulgar slang), knob cheese (vulgar slang)

Derived terms

• smeg

Translations

sebaceous secretion

• Arabic: لَخَن m (laḵan)
• Armenian: սմեգմա (smegma)
• Basque: esmegma
• Belarusian: смегма (smjehma)
• Bikol:

  Central Bikol: sapal (bcl)

• Bulgarian: смегма (smegma)
• Catalan: esmegma
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 包皮垢 (baau¹ pei⁴ gau³)

  Mandarin: 包皮垢 (zh) (bāopígòu), 陰垢 / 阴垢 (zh) (yīngòu)

• Czech: smegma n
• Danish: nakkeost c, smegma n
• Dutch: smegma (nl) n
• Esperanto: smegmo (eo)
• Estonian: smegma (et)
• Finnish: esinahkatali
• French: smegma (fr) m
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: smegma

• German: Smegma (de) n
• Greek: σμήγμα (el) n (smígma)
• Hebrew: סמגמה (he) f
• Hindi: शिश्नमल (śiśnamal)
• Icelandic: reðurfarði m, limfarði m, ostur (is) m
• Italian: smegma (it) m
• Japanese: 恥垢 (ja) (ちこう, chikō), チンカス (chinkasu) (penile, vulgar)
• Korean: 귀두(龜頭)지 (ko) (gwiduji) (penile), 치구(恥垢) (ko) (chigu), 스메그마 (seumegeuma), 좆밥 (jotbap) (penile, vulgar)
• Lithuanian: smegma f
• Macedonian: смегма f (smegma), (slang) урда f (urda)
• Maltese: ġobon il-ġarretta
• Māori: paraheka, ngahu
• Naga:

  Khiamniungan Naga: lûishìh

• Polish: mastka (pl) f
• Portuguese: esmegma (pt) m
• Russian: смегма (ru) (smegma)
• Sicilian: smemma m, smegma m, ricotta f
• Spanish: esmegma (es) m
• Swahili: pumba (sw)
• Swedish: smegma (sv) c, (vulgar) flensost (sv) c, kukost c (vulgar)
• Tagalog: kupal (tl) (male), hima (female)
• Thai: ขี้เปียก (kîi-bpìiak)
• Turkish: smegma
• Ukrainian: смегма (smehma)
• Vietnamese: bựa (vi), bựa sinh dục, pho mát (vi) (slang)
• Welsh: smegma m

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “smegma”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsmɛɡma]

Noun

smegma n

1. smegma

Declension

Declension of smegma (ma-stem neuter reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	smegma	smegmata
genitive	smegmatu	smegmat
dative	smegmatu	smegmatům
accusative	smegma	smegmata
vocative	smegma	smegmata
locative	smegmatu	smegmatech
instrumental	smegmatem	smegmaty

Further reading

• “smegma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “smegma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

smegma n (singular definite smegmaet, not used in plural form)

1. smegma

Declension

Declension of smegma

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	smegma	smegmaet
genitive	smegmas	smegmaets

Synonyms

• nakkeost

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin smēgma, from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɛx.maː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: smeg‧ma

Noun

smegma n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. smegma

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English smegma), ultimately from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmeɡmɑ/, [ˈs̠me̞ɡmɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eɡmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): smeg‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): smeg‧ma

Noun

smegma

1. smegma

Declension

Inflection of smegma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		smegma	smegmat
genitive		smegman	smegmojen
partitive		smegmaa	smegmoja
illative		smegmaan	smegmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		smegma	smegmat
accusative	nom.	smegma	smegmat
	gen.	smegman
genitive		smegman	smegmojen smegmain rare
partitive		smegmaa	smegmoja
inessive		smegmassa	smegmoissa
elative		smegmasta	smegmoista
illative		smegmaan	smegmoihin
adessive		smegmalla	smegmoilla
ablative		smegmalta	smegmoilta
allative		smegmalle	smegmoille
essive		smegmana	smegmoina
translative		smegmaksi	smegmoiksi
abessive		smegmatta	smegmoitta
instructive		—	smegmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of smegma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative smegmani smegmani accusative nom. smegmani smegmani gen. smegmani genitive smegmani smegmojeni smegmaini rare partitive smegmaani smegmojani inessive smegmassani smegmoissani elative smegmastani smegmoistani illative smegmaani smegmoihini adessive smegmallani smegmoillani ablative smegmaltani smegmoiltani allative smegmalleni smegmoilleni essive smegmanani smegmoinani translative smegmakseni smegmoikseni abessive smegmattani smegmoittani instructive — — comitative — smegmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative smegmasi smegmasi accusative nom. smegmasi smegmasi gen. smegmasi genitive smegmasi smegmojesi smegmaisi rare partitive smegmaasi smegmojasi inessive smegmassasi smegmoissasi elative smegmastasi smegmoistasi illative smegmaasi smegmoihisi adessive smegmallasi smegmoillasi ablative smegmaltasi smegmoiltasi allative smegmallesi smegmoillesi essive smegmanasi smegmoinasi translative smegmaksesi smegmoiksesi abessive smegmattasi smegmoittasi instructive — — comitative — smegmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative smegmamme smegmamme accusative nom. smegmamme smegmamme gen. smegmamme genitive smegmamme smegmojemme smegmaimme rare partitive smegmaamme smegmojamme inessive smegmassamme smegmoissamme elative smegmastamme smegmoistamme illative smegmaamme smegmoihimme adessive smegmallamme smegmoillamme ablative smegmaltamme smegmoiltamme allative smegmallemme smegmoillemme essive smegmanamme smegmoinamme translative smegmaksemme smegmoiksemme abessive smegmattamme smegmoittamme instructive — — comitative — smegmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative smegmanne smegmanne accusative nom. smegmanne smegmanne gen. smegmanne genitive smegmanne smegmojenne smegmainne rare partitive smegmaanne smegmojanne inessive smegmassanne smegmoissanne elative smegmastanne smegmoistanne illative smegmaanne smegmoihinne adessive smegmallanne smegmoillanne ablative smegmaltanne smegmoiltanne allative smegmallenne smegmoillenne essive smegmananne smegmoinanne translative smegmaksenne smegmoiksenne abessive smegmattanne smegmoittanne instructive — — comitative — smegmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative smegmansa smegmansa accusative nom. smegmansa smegmansa gen. smegmansa genitive smegmansa smegmojensa smegmainsa rare partitive smegmaansa smegmojaan smegmojansa inessive smegmassaan smegmassansa smegmoissaan smegmoissansa elative smegmastaan smegmastansa smegmoistaan smegmoistansa illative smegmaansa smegmoihinsa adessive smegmallaan smegmallansa smegmoillaan smegmoillansa ablative smegmaltaan smegmaltansa smegmoiltaan smegmoiltansa allative smegmalleen smegmallensa smegmoilleen smegmoillensa essive smegmanaan smegmanansa smegmoinaan smegmoinansa translative smegmakseen smegmaksensa smegmoikseen smegmoiksensa abessive smegmattaan smegmattansa smegmoittaan smegmoittansa instructive — — comitative — smegmoineen smegmoinensa

Synonyms

• esinahkatali

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɛɡ.ma/

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

smegma m (plural smegmas)

1. smegma

Derived terms

• smectique

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Anagrams

• gammes

Latin

Alternative forms

• smīgma, zmēgma

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σμῆγμᾰ (smêgmă), from σμήχω (smḗkhō, “to soap off”) from σμάω (smáō, “to wipe, clean”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsmeːɡ.ma]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈzmɛɡ.ma]

Noun

smēgma n (genitive smēgmatis); variously declined, third declension, second declension

1. ointment

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem) or second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	smēgma	smēgmata
genitive	smēgmatis	smēgmatum smēgmatōrum
dative	smēgmatī	smēgmatibus smēgmatīs
accusative	smēgma	smēgmata
ablative	smēgmate	smēgmatibus smēgmatīs
vocative	smēgma	smēgmata

The second-declension plural is generally post-Classical, though dative plural smēgmatīs / zmēgmatīs occurs once in Pliny.

Derived terms

• smēgmārius
• smēgmātor

Related terms

• smēcticus

Further reading

• “smegma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “smēgma”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• smēgma in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• "smegma", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Lithuanian

Noun

smegma f

1. smegma

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma), alternative form of σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, detergent”), from σμάω (smáō, “to wipe, clean”).

Noun

smegma c

1. smegma

   Synonym: (slang) flensost

Declension

Declension of smegma

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	smegma	smegmas
	definite	smegman	smegmans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• “smegma”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “smegma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “smegma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH
• Fula Ordboken