perineo

See also: períneo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perineum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [periˈneo]

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• Rhymes: -eo
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧ne‧o

Noun

perineo (accusative singular perineon, plural perineoj, accusative plural perineojn)

1. (anatomy) perineum

Italian

Etymology

From post‐Classical Latin perinaeum (Classical Latin perinaeon), from Ancient Greek περίναιον (perínaion) or περίνεος (períneos), from περί (perí, “around”) with ἰνέω (inéō, “I empty, evacuate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.riˈnɛ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɛo
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧nè‧o

Noun

perineo m (plural perinei)

1. (anatomy) perineum

Derived terms

• perineale

Anagrams

• iperone, peronei

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾiˈneo/ [pe.ɾiˈne.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧ne‧o

Noun

perineo m (plural perineos)

1. (anatomy) perineum

   Synonym: periné

Further reading

• “perineo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014