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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek περίς (perís, “penis”) through influence from Ancient Greek πηρίς (pērís, “scrotum”).
Pronunciation
Noun
περίνεο • (períneo) n
- (anatomy) perineum
Declension
The proparoxytone genitive forms is quite common, but may be ungrammatical.
Further reading
- περίνεο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- Simkin, Oliver. 2016. "Περίς, πηρίς y περίναιος." Emerita: Revista de Lingüística y Filología Clásica, 84.2: 353-362.