penis

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis, from Proto-Italic *peznis, from Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s, from *pes- (“penis”). First attested in the late 17th century. Displaced native English pintle, tarse, pillicock. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpiː.nɪs/, [ˈpʰiː.nɪs] (US) IPA(key): /ˈpi.nɪs/, [ˈpʰi.nɪs] Rhymes: -iːnɪs Hyphenation: pe‧nis === Noun === penis (plural penises or penes) (anatomy) The male erectile reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and other placental mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the external male genitalia (excluding the scrotum). (Can we date this quote by Robin Williams and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?) See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time. 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. (zoology) A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male amniotes. ==== Usage notes ==== The most common plural form is penises, followed by penes (which is the plural in Latin). The hyperforeign pseudo-Latinate penii is occasionally also found. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:penis ==== Hypernyms ==== intromittent organ (biology) genital tubercle (glans penis and most of penile shaft), urogenital sinus (penile urethra), urogenital folds (underside of penis) - embryological precursors external genitalia ==== Meronyms ==== glans ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== penectomy penile ==== Translations ==== === See also === erection member phallic phallus === Anagrams === Snipe, spine, Ipsen, peins, epsin, snipe, pines, Pines, Espin == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Pronunciation === === Noun === penis (plural penisse) (anatomy) penis ==== Derived terms ==== penisbeen == Albanian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɛnis] === Noun === penis m (plural penisë, definite penisi, definite plural penisët) (anatomy) penis ==== Declension ==== ==== 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 === IPA(key): [ˈpenis] Hyphenation: pe‧nis === Noun === penis (definite accusative penisi, plural penislər) penis ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (slang) duduş (vulgar) sik == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈpe̞.nis] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈpɛ.nis] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpe.nis] === Verb === penis second-person singular present subjunctive of penar == Czech == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɛnɪs] Rhymes: -ɪs === Noun === penis m inan (anatomy) penis Synonyms: pyj, šulin, čurák, péro, pinďour, pindík, pinďa, pinďourek, bimbas, lulánek, pohlavní úd ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “penis”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “penis”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “penis”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis (“tail, penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *pes- (“penis”). === Noun === penis c (singular definite penissen, plural indefinite penisser) (anatomy) penis ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== penishoved n === References === “penis” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis (“tail, penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *pes-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpeː.nɪs/ Hyphenation: pe‧nis === Noun === penis m (plural penissen, diminutive penisje n) penis Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === peins == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpenis/ Rhymes: -enis Syllabification: pe‧nis === Verb === penis past of peni == Estonian == === Noun === penis inessive singular of peni == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpenis/, [ˈpe̞nis̠] IPA(key): /ˈpeːnis/, [ˈpe̞ːnis̠] (dated or jocular) Rhymes: -enis, -eːnis Syllabification(key): pe‧nis Hyphenation(key): pe‧nis === Noun === penis (anatomy) penis Synonym: siitin ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “penis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === pesin, sepin == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpɛnis/ [ˈpɛ.nɪs] Rhymes: -ɛnis Syllabification: pe‧nis === Noun === pènis (plural penis-penis) (anatomy) penis ==== 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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Interlingua == === Noun === penis (plural penises) penis == Latin == === Etymology === Traditionally compared with Ancient Greek πέος (péos), Sanskrit पसस् (pásas), Old English fæsl (“offspring”) and derived from Proto-Italic *peznis, from Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s, from *pes- (“penis”). De Vaan is skeptical of this in view of the attested chronology of the word's semantics, where “tail” is older than “penis”, which also aligns with the expected semantic development of such a word (compare e.g. Old Armenian ձետ (jet, “tail”) > Middle Armenian ձետ (jet, “penis”)); the reverse development is less likely. Instead, he reconstructs a Proto-Italic form *petsnis (“tail”) and connects the word to penna (“wing, feather”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpeː.nɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɛː.nis] === Noun === pēnis m (genitive pēnis); third declension (archaic) tail Synonym: cauda (anatomy) penis (male sexual organ) Synonyms: (euphemistic) membrum virile, (vulgar) mentula, (vulgar) mūtō Hyponym: (vulgar) verpa (figuratively) lust ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === 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) penis ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== dzimumloceklis == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Noun === penis m (definite singular penisen, indefinite plural peniser, definite plural penisene) (anatomy) a penis === References === “penis” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Noun === penis m (definite singular penisen, indefinite plural penisar, definite plural penisane) (anatomy) a penis === References === “penis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ɲis/ Rhymes: -ɛɲis Syllabification: pe‧nis === Noun === penis m inan penis Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prącie ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “penis”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “penis”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Alternative forms === пенис (penis) — Moldovan Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpenis] === Noun === penis n (plural penisuri) (anatomy) penis Synonyms: (slang) miel; (slang) puță; (slang) sculă ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== pulă (vulgar, slang) ==== Related terms ==== erecție prepuț testicul vagin === Further reading === “penis”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pěːnis/ Hyphenation: pe‧nis === Noun === pénis m inan (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 === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /penis/, [ˈpenis] Rhymes: -enis Hyphenation: pe‧nis === Noun === penis m inan (anatomy) penis ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “penis”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /péːnis/ === Noun === pẹ̑nis m inan (anatomy) penis ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “penis”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis. === Noun === penis c (anatomy) penis ==== Usage notes ==== Anatomical terms for body parts are sometimes uninflected in the definite in medical jargon (and language riffing on medical jargon), being treated similar to proper nouns. See the declension table. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== kuk (has synonyms ordered by register) boll erektion fallos könshår (“pubic hair”) ollon (“glans”) pung (“scrotum”) skaft (“shaft”) svällkropp (“corpus cavernosum”) testikel (“testicle”) urinrör (“urethra”) vagina === References === “penis”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “penis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “penis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH Fula Ordboken == Turkish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis (“tail, penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *pes- (“penis”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpenis] Hyphenation: pe‧nis === Noun === penis (definite accusative penisi, plural penisler) penis Onun penisinde aşağı doğru bir eğrilik var. His penis has a downward curvature. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== penissiz === Further reading === “penis”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu == Volapük == === Noun === penis accusative plural of pen == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English penis, from Latin pēnis. === Noun === penis m penis Synonym: pidyn === Mutation === === 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