penis
English
Etymology
From late 17th century. Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis (“tail, penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *pes- (“penis”). Displaced native English pintle, tarse.
Pronunciation
Noun
penis (plural penises or penes)
- (anatomy) The male reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and some other mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).
- The female clitoris is homologous to the male penis.
- Robin Williams:
- See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.
- 1994, Lisa Kemler, Newsweek, 1994-01-24, page 19:
- A life is more valuable than a penis.
- 1998, Collecting Mark Twain: A History and Three New Paths, Kevin Mac Donnell, Firsts Magazine, Inc.
- By early November, the sheets of HUCK FINN were being forwarded for binding, and within a week or two it was discovered that the illustration at page 283 had been altered in the master plate to make it appear as if Uncle Silas was exposing his penis. Twain would be amused to know that this may be the first time the word "penis" has ever been used to describe the alteration to this plate; the euphemisms and delicate phrasings employed by previous bibliographers to avoid stating the obvious are impressive.
- 2016 October 16, “Third Parties”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 26, HBO:
- Okay, hold on, because “stimulus package of your dreams” sounds like how Paul Krugman describes his penis.
Usage notes
The hyperforeign Latinate penii is occasionally used as the plural.
Synonyms
- tarse, pintle
- See also Thesaurus:penis
Hypernyms
Meronyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Noun
penis (plural penisse)
Derived terms
Albanian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis.
Pronunciation
Noun
penis m (indefinite plural penisë, definite singular penisi, definite plural penisët)
Declension
indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
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singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
nominative (emërore) |
penis | penisë | penisi | penisët | |
accusative (kallëzore) |
penis | penisë | penisin | penisët | |
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
penisi | penisëve | penisit | penisëvet | |
dative (dhanore) |
penisi | penisëve | penisit | penisëvet | |
ablative (rrjedhore) |
penisi | penisësh | penisit | penisëvet |
Synonyms
- luc m (childish)
- karuc m (colloquial, slightly vulgar)
- kar m (vulgar)
- dërrasë f (vulgar)
- hu m (vulgar)
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis (“tail, penis”).
Pronunciation
Noun
penis (definite accusative penisi, plural penislər)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | penis | penislər |
definite accusative | penisi | penisləri |
dative | penisə | penislərə |
locative | penisdə | penislərdə |
ablative | penisdən | penislərdən |
definite genitive | penisin | penislərin |
Synonyms
Catalan
Verb
penis
- second-person singular present subjunctive form of penar
Czech
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
penis m
Declension
Synonyms
References
- ^ "penis" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Further reading
- penis in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- penis in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin penis (“tail, penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *pes- (“penis”).
Noun
penis c (singular definite penissen, plural indefinite penisser)
Declension
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | penis | penissen | penisser | penisserne |
genitive | penis' | penissens | penissers | penissernes |
Derived terms
Synonyms
References
- “penis” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis (“tail, penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *pes-.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pe‧nis
Noun
penis m (plural penissen, diminutive penisje n)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Esperanto
Verb
penis
- past of peni
- 1910, E. L. Kearney (tr.), “1. Mirinda Falego!”, in La Aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando[1], Edinburgh: Turnbull and Spears, translation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll:
- Kaj ŝi penis imagi al si la aspekton kiun kandelflamo havas post kiam oni estingis ĝin!
- And she tried to imagine the look that the flame of a candle has after it is exinguished.
Estonian
Noun
penis
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpenis/, [ˈpe̞nis̠]
- IPA(key): /ˈpeːnis/, [ˈpe̞ːnis̠] (dated or jocular)
- Rhymes: -enis, -eːnis
- Syllabification: pe‧nis
Noun
penis
Declension
Inflection of penis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | penis | penikset | |
genitive | peniksen | penisten peniksien | |
partitive | penistä | peniksiä | |
illative | penikseen | peniksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | penis | penikset | |
accusative | nom. | penis | penikset |
gen. | peniksen | ||
genitive | peniksen | penisten peniksien | |
partitive | penistä | peniksiä | |
inessive | peniksessä | peniksissä | |
elative | peniksestä | peniksistä | |
illative | penikseen | peniksiin | |
adessive | peniksellä | peniksillä | |
ablative | penikseltä | peniksiltä | |
allative | penikselle | peniksille | |
essive | peniksenä | peniksinä | |
translative | penikseksi | peniksiksi | |
instructive | — | peniksin | |
abessive | peniksettä | peniksittä | |
comitative | — | peniksineen |
Possessive forms of penis (type vastaus) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | penikseni | peniksemme |
2nd person | peniksesi | peniksenne |
3rd person | peniksensä |
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch penis, from Latin pēnis.
Pronunciation
Noun
pènis (first-person possessive penisku, second-person possessive penismu, third-person possessive penisnya)
Synonyms
- (penis): anu, zakar (dated), burung (childish), titit (childish, mildly vulgar), kontol (vulgar), peler (more vulgar), pelir
Further reading
- “penis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Noun
penis (plural penises)
- penis
- 1955, Pediatrics, vol. 15, page 323.
- […] e se distingueva per absentia o hypoplasia del penis, e 6 casos de complete absentia de gonades del un o del altere sexo.
- […] and is characterised by the absence of hypoplasia of the penis, and 6 cases of complete absence of the gonads of either sex.
- 1960, Annals of internal medicine, vol. 52, page 1112.
- Durante le phase de polycythemia le patiente disveloppava priapismo (que es un complication thrombotic rar de iste morbo). Isto requireva le amputation del penis.
- During the phase of polycythemia the patient developed priapism (which is a rare thrombotic complication of this disease). This required the amputation of the penis.
- 2000 April 29, STAN MULAIK (Stanley Mulaik), “Le Professor e Le Lunatico”, in sci.lang, Usenet[2]:
- Per le annos, le condition mental de Capitano Minor lentemente pejorava se. Su delusions nocturnal cresceva. Finalmente in un acto de desperation a causa de su practica del masturbation desde un puero, Minor usava un cultello permittite a ille pro acutiar su penciles e plumas a amputar su proprie penis, le organo offensive.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1955, Pediatrics, vol. 15, page 323.
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *pesnis, from Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s, from *pes-. Cognate with Ancient Greek πέος (péos), Sanskrit पसस् (pásas), Old English fæsl.
Pronunciation
Noun
pēnis m (genitive pēnis); third declension
- (archaic) tail
- (anatomy) the penis, male sexual organ
- (figuratively) lust
- genitive singular of pēnis
- vocative singular of pēnis
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pēnis | pēnēs |
Genitive | pēnis | pēnium |
Dative | pēnī | pēnibus |
Accusative | pēnem | pēnēs pēnīs |
Ablative | pēne | pēnibus |
Vocative | pēnis | pēnēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- penis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- penis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Latvian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis.
Noun
penis m (2 declension)
Declension
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin penis.
Noun
penis m (definite singular penisen, indefinite plural peniser, definite plural penisene)
References
- “penis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin penis.
Noun
penis m (definite singular penisen, indefinite plural penisar, definite plural penisane)
References
- “penis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin penis.
Pronunciation
Noun
penis m inan
- penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prącie
Declension
Further reading
- penis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- penis in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Alternative forms
- пенис (Moldovan Cyrillic spelling)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin penis.
Pronunciation
Noun
penis n (plural penisuri)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) penis | penisul | (niște) penisuri | penisurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) penis | penisului | (unor) penisuri | penisurilor |
vocative | penisule | penisurilor |
Synonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- penis in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin penis.
Pronunciation
Noun
pénis m (Cyrillic spelling пе́нис)
- (anatomy) penis
- Tijelo penisa je građeno od dva kavernozna i spužvastog tkiva. Ove dvije vrste tkiva čine erektilno tijelo penisa. (Ijekavian)
- Telo penisa je građeno od dva kavernozna i spužvastog tkiva. Ove dve vrste tkiva čine erektilno telo penisa. (Ekavian)
- The body of the penis is formed of two cavernous and spongy tissues. These two forms of tissues form the erectile body of the penis.
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
penis m (genitive singular penisu, nominative plural penisy, genitive plural penisov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
References
- penis in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis.
Pronunciation
Noun
pẹ̑nis m inan
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | pénis | ||
gen. sing. | pénisa | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | pénis | pénisa | pénisi |
accusative | pénis | pénisa | pénise |
genitive | pénisa | pénisov | pénisov |
dative | pénisu | pénisoma | pénisom |
locative | pénisu | pénisih | pénisih |
instrumental | pénisom | pénisoma | pénisi |
Further reading
- “penis”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis.
Noun
penis c
Declension
Declension of penis | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | penis | penisen | penisar | penisarna |
Genitive | penis | penisens | penisars | penisarnas |
Derived terms
Turkish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis (“tail, penis”).
Pronunciation
Noun
penis (definite accusative penisi, plural penisler)
- penis
- Onun penisinde aşağı doğru bir eğrilik var.
- His penis has a downward curvature.
- Onun penisinde aşağı doğru bir eğrilik var.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- penis in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
Volapük
Noun
penis
- accusative plural of pen
Welsh
Etymology
Noun
penis m
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
penis | benis | mhenis | phenis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “penis”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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