perineum

== English == === Alternative forms === perinaeum, perinæum === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin perinaeum, from Ancient Greek περίναιον (perínaion, “space between the anus and scrotum”), from Ancient Greek περίνεος, περίνεοι (períneos, períneoi, “male genitals”), itself from earlier Ancient Greek περίς (perís, “penis”) through influence from Ancient Greek πηρίς (pērís, “scrotum”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈniː.əm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈni.əm/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹ.əˈniː.əm/ Rhymes: -iːəm === Noun === perineum (plural perineums or perinea) (anatomy) The region between the genitalia and anus. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:perineum ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “perineum”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. Simkin, Oliver. 2016. "Περίς, πηρίς y περίναιος." Emerita: Revista de Lingüística y Filología Clásica, 84.2: 353-362. == Albanian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin perinaeum. === Noun === perineum m (definite perineumi) (anatomy) perineum ==== Declension ==== == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɛrɪnɛu̯m] === Noun === perineum n (anatomy) perineum ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “perineum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “perineum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989