hymen
See also: Hymen
English edit
Etymology edit
From French hymen, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin, membrane”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hymen (plural hymens)
- (anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- Synonyms: maidenhead, virginal membrane
- (figurative) Marriage.
- 1814 July, [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 281–282:
- Fanny read to herself that "it was with infinite concern the newspaper had to announce to the world, a matrimonial fracas in the family of Mr. R. of Wimpole Street; the beautiful Mrs. R. whose name had not long been enrolled in the lists of hymen, and who had promised to become so brilliant a leader in the fashionable world, having quitted her husband's roof in company with the well known and captivating Mr. C. the intimate friend and associate of Mr. R. and it was not known, even to the editor of the newspaper, whither they were gone."
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Translations edit
membrane which occludes the vagina
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Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin, membrane”).
Noun edit
hymen m inan
- hymen
- Synonym: panenská blána
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
hymen f
Further reading edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
< Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “hymen”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hymen (rare)
Declension edit
Inflection of hymen (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | hymen | hymenit | ||
genitive | hymenin | hymenien hymeneiden hymeneitten | ||
partitive | hymeniä | hymeneitä hymenejä | ||
illative | hymeniin | hymeneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | hymen | hymenit | ||
accusative | nom. | hymen | hymenit | |
gen. | hymenin | |||
genitive | hymenin | hymenien hymeneiden hymeneitten | ||
partitive | hymeniä | hymeneitä hymenejä | ||
inessive | hymenissä | hymeneissä | ||
elative | hymenistä | hymeneistä | ||
illative | hymeniin | hymeneihin | ||
adessive | hymenillä | hymeneillä | ||
ablative | hymeniltä | hymeneiltä | ||
allative | hymenille | hymeneille | ||
essive | hymeninä | hymeneinä | ||
translative | hymeniksi | hymeneiksi | ||
abessive | hymenittä | hymeneittä | ||
instructive | — | hymenein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “hymen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin, membrane”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hymen m (plural hymens)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “hymen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin hymēn, from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hymen m inan
- (anatomy, literary) hymen (membrane which occludes the vagina)
- Synonym: błona dziewicza
Declension edit
Declension of hymen
Further reading edit
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin, membrane”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hymen m inan (genitive singular hymenu, nominative plural hymeny, genitive plural hymenov, declension pattern of dub)
- hymen
- Synonym: panenská blana f
Declension edit
Declension of hymen
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “hymen”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024