περίνεο

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περίς (perís, penis) through influence from Ancient Greek πηρίς (pērís, scrotum).

Pronunciation

Noun

περίνεο (períneon

  1. (anatomy) perineum

Declension

singular plural
nominative περίνεο (períneo) περίνεα (perínea)
genitive περινέου (perinéou)
περίνεου (períneou)
περινέων (perinéon)
περίνεων (períneon)
accusative περίνεο (períneo) περίνεα (perínea)
vocative περίνεο (períneo) περίνεα (perínea)

  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.