vulva
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin vulva, earlier volva (“womb, female sexual organ”), probably from volvō (“to turn, wrap around”). Akin to Sanskrit उल्ब (úlba, “womb”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vulva (plural vulvas or vulvae or vulvæ)
- (anatomy) The external female sexual organs, collectively.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vulva
- Hypernym: genitals
- (biology) A protrusion on the side of a nematode
Usage notesEdit
See usage notes at vagina for the difference between vulva and vagina.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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Further readingEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vulva f (plural vulvas or vulvae)
- vulva
- Synonyms: schaamspleet, voorbips
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- vagina (in specialist language the same sense as English vagina, but in colloquial language synonymous with vulva)
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vulva
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of vulva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | vulva | vulvat | |
genitive | vulvan | vulvien | |
partitive | vulvaa | vulvia | |
illative | vulvaan | vulviin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vulva | vulvat | |
accusative | nom. | vulva | vulvat |
gen. | vulvan | ||
genitive | vulvan | vulvien vulvainrare | |
partitive | vulvaa | vulvia | |
inessive | vulvassa | vulvissa | |
elative | vulvasta | vulvista | |
illative | vulvaan | vulviin | |
adessive | vulvalla | vulvilla | |
ablative | vulvalta | vulvilta | |
allative | vulvalle | vulville | |
essive | vulvana | vulvina | |
translative | vulvaksi | vulviksi | |
instructive | — | vulvin | |
abessive | vulvatta | vulvitta | |
comitative | — | vulvineen |
Possessive forms of vulva (type koira) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | vulvani | vulvamme |
2nd person | vulvasi | vulvanne |
3rd person | vulvansa |
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
vulva f (plural vulvas)
InterlinguaEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin vulva, Italian vulva, English vulva, Spanish vulva, Portuguese vulva, French vulve.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vulva (plural vulvas)
Coordinate termsEdit
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin vulva, from earlier volva, from the Proto-Indo-European root *welH- (“to turn, wind”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vulva f (plural vulve)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”). Cognates include Sanskrit उल्ब (ulba).
PronunciationEdit
- vulva: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwul.wa/, [ˈwʊɫ̪.wa]
- vulva: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvul.va/
- vulvā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwul.waː/, [ˈwʊɫ̪.waː]
- vulvā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvul.va/
Noun 1Edit
vulva f (genitive vulvae); first declension
- (anatomy) vulva
- (anatomy) womb
- Vulgate Genesis 20,18:
- concluserat enim Deus omnem vulvam domus Abimilech propter Sarram uxorem Abraham.
- Vulgate Genesis 20,18:
- vocative singular of vulva
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | vulva | vulvae |
Genitive | vulvae | vulvārum |
Dative | vulvae | vulvīs |
Accusative | vulvam | vulvās |
Ablative | vulvā | vulvīs |
Vocative | vulva | vulvae |
Noun 2Edit
vulvā
ReferencesEdit
- vulva in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vulva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin vulva, from earlier volva, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”).
NounEdit
vulva f (plural vulvas)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin vulva, from earlier volva, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vulva f (plural vulvas)