membrum virile

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmem.brum u̯iˈriː.le/, [ˈmɛmbrʊ̃ˑ u̯ɪˈriːɫ̪ɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmem.brum viˈri.le/, [ˈmɛmbrum viˈriːle]

Noun

membrum virīle n (genitive membrī virīlis); second declension

(euphemistic) the penis

Declension

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

Case	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

→ Portuguese: membro viril (learned)
→ Spanish: miembro viril (learned)

See also

membrum puerīle

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