hymen
See also: Hymen
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French hymen, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin, membrane”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hymen (plural hymens)
- (anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- Synonyms: maidenhead, virginal membrane
- (figuratively) Marriage.
- 1814 July, [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] T[homas] Egerton, […], OCLC 39810224, page 281:
- 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 termsEdit
Derived terms
TranslationsEdit
membrane which occludes the vagina
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CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin, membrane”).
NounEdit
hymen m inan
DeclensionEdit
Declension
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
hymen f
ReferencesEdit
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
< Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “hymen”)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hymen
DeclensionEdit
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 | |
instructive | — | hymenein | |
abessive | hymenittä | hymeneittä | |
comitative | — | hymeneineen |
Possessive forms of hymen (type paperi) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | hymenini | hymenimme |
2nd person | hymenisi | hymeninne |
3rd person | hymeninsä |
SynonymsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin, membrane”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hymen m (plural hymens)
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “hymen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
SlovakEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin, membrane”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hymen m (genitive singular hymenu, nominative plural hymeny, genitive plural hymenov, declension pattern of dub)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of hymen
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- hymen in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk