noun · masculinethird declension
pōdex
pōdex m (genitive pōdicis)
Classical[ˈpoː.dɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔː.deks]
Meaning
- anus, rectum, fundament
[…] hietque turpis inter aridas natis podex […]
[…] and an anus yawning between arid buttocks […]c. 30 BCE, Horatius, Epodi 8 - buttocks, rump, derrière
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pōdex | pōdicēs |
| genitive | pōdicis | pōdicum |
| dative | pōdicī | pōdicibus |
| accusative | pōdicem | pōdicēs |
| ablative | pōdice | pōdicibus |
| vocative | pōdex | pōdicēs |
pōdex, ĭcis, m. perh. for pordex, from pedo, ere,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pōdex icis, m
the fundament, anus, H., Iu.
Origins
An ablaut formation from Proto-Indo-European *pesd- (“fart”). Compare typologically Russian перда́к (perdák), пука́н (pukán).