LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cunnilingus

cunnilingus m (genitive cunnilingī)
Classical[kʊn.nɪˈlɪŋ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[kun.niˈliŋ.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. masculinevulgarcuntlicker, cunnilinguist
    quid dīxī tamen? hoc leve et pusillum, quod nōtum est, quod et ipse nōn negābis:What thus did I say? Something little and worthless, but known [to all], and you too cannot deny: I said that you, Coracine, are a cunt-licker.86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 4.43.9–11
    hinc īnstat tibi textor (ōsculīs), inde fullō, hinc sūtor modo pelle bāsiātā hinc mentī dominus perīculōsī, dexiochōlus, inde lippusHere the weaver assails you (with kisses), then the fuller and the cobbler who has just been kissing leather too, here the owner of a filthy beard, and a right-leg limp; there one with bleared eyes, and a cocksucker and one who has just licked a cunt.86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 12.59.6–11

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecunnilinguscunnilingī
genitivecunnilingīcunnilingōrum
dativecunnilingōcunnilingīs
accusativecunnilingumcunnilingōs
ablativecunnilingōcunnilingīs
vocativecunnilingecunnilingī

cunnĭ-lingus, i, m., i. q. cunnum lingens, Mart. 12, 59, 10; Auct. Priap. 78, 2 al.

Origins

Latin lingō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin cunnilingus From cunnus (“cunt”) + lingō (“to lick”) + -us.

Descendants
  • Englishcunnilingus

In English words that came into English from cunnilingus

  • cunnilinguscunnilingus

Quick answers

What does cunnilingus mean in Latin?
cunnilingus, a noun, means “cuntlicker, cunnilinguist”.
What is the genitive of cunnilingus?
The genitive singular is cunnilingī. cunnilingus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cunnilingus?
In classical Latin, [kʊn.nɪˈlɪŋ.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kun.niˈliŋ.ɡus].