pudendum
English
Etymology
From Latin pudenda (“that whereof one ought to feel shame”), substantive use of the neuter plural gerundive of pudet (“it shames”); in Latin the usage in the plural form (to mean external genitalia), was far more common than the singular form, as is also the case in English.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pyo͝odĕnʹdəm, pyo͞odĕnʹdəm, IPA(key): /pjʊˈdɛndəm/, /pjuːˈdɛndəm/
Noun
pudendum (plural pudenda)
- (usually in the plural) An external genital organ in a human; especially a woman’s vulva.
- (figuratively) A shameful part of something.
Usage notes
- This term appears far more frequently in the plural — as pudenda — than in the singular, analogously with genitalia, which is rarely encountered in its obscure singular form genitale, and with genitals, a plurale tantum whose supposed singular form genital is an adjective in English.
Derived terms
References
- “pudendum” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
- “pudendum, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; Dec. 2008]
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From pudet (“it shames”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /puˈden.dum/, [pʊˈdɛn.dũ]
Gerund
pudendum n (accusative, gerundive pudendus)
Inflection
Second declension, defective.
| Number | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | — |
| genitive | pudendī |
| dative | pudendō |
| accusative | pudendum |
| ablative | pudendō |
| vocative | — |
There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form.
The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.
Participle
pudendum
- nominative neuter singular of pudendus
- accusative masculine singular of pudendus
- accusative neuter singular of pudendus
- vocative neuter singular of pudendus
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