membrum virile

Latin

Etymology

From membrum (“limb, member”) + virīlis (“of a grown man”, relative adj.); compare vās muliebre.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛm.brũː wɪˈriː.ɫɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛm.brum viˈriː.le]

Noun

membrum virīle n (genitive membrī virīlis); second declension

1. (euphemistic) The penis.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter) with a third-declension adjective.

	singular	plural
nominative	membrum virīle	membra virīlia
genitive	membrī virīlis	membrōrum virīlium
dative	membrō virīlī	membrīs virīlibus
accusative	membrum virīle	membra virīlia
ablative	membrō virīlī	membrīs virīlibus
vocative	membrum virīle	membra virīlia

Descendants

• → Italian: membro virile (learned)
• → Portuguese: membro viril (learned)
• → Spanish: miembro viril (learned)

See also

• membrum puerīle