glans penis

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English

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Etymology

From New Latin glāns pēnis (glans of the penis), pēnis being a genitive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɡlænz ˈpiːnɪs/

Noun

glans penis (plural glans penises or glandes penis or glandes penium or (misconstruction) glans penes or (misconstruction) glandes penes)

  1. (anatomy) A conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis.
    Synonyms: penile glans; see also Thesaurus:glans penis
    Hypernym: glans
    Holonym: penis
    Meronym: corona glandis penis
    Comeronyms: corpus cavernosum penis, praeputium penis
    Coordinate term: glans clitoridis

Translations

Latin

Noun

glāns pēnis f (genitive glandis pēnis); third declension

  1. (New Latin, anatomy) glans penis

Declension

Third-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative glāns pēnis glandēs pēnis
Genitive glandis pēnis glandum pēnis
Dative glandī pēnis glandibus pēnis
Accusative glandem pēnis glandēs pēnis
Ablative glande pēnis glandibus pēnis
Vocative glāns pēnis glandēs pēnis

Descendants

  • English: glans penis