noun · neutersecond declension
interfeminium
interfeminium n (genitive interfeminiī or interfeminī)
Classical[ɪn.tɛr.fɛˈmɪ.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[in.ter.feˈmiː.ni.um]
Meaning
- euphemisticneutervulva, vagina (the female genitalia including their external as well as internal parts)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | interfeminium | interfeminia |
| genitive | interfeminiī interfeminī | interfeminiōrum |
| dative | interfeminiō | interfeminiīs |
| accusative | interfeminium | interfeminia |
| ablative | interfeminiō | interfeminiīs |
| vocative | interfeminium | interfeminia |
interfĕmĭnĭum, ii, n. inter-femen, i. q. cunnus (post-class.), App. Mag. p. 296, 15 and 22.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininterfeminium
Latin inter- Latin femen Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin interfeminium Coined by Apuleius, from inter- + femen (“thigh”) + -ium, literally “the space between the thighs”.