LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pōdex

pōdex m (genitive pōdicis)
Classical[ˈpoː.dɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔː.deks]

Meaning

  1. anus, rectum, fundament
    […] hietque turpis inter aridas natis podex […][…] and an anus yawning between arid buttocks […]c. 30 BCE, Horatius, Epodi 8
  2. buttocks, rump, derrière

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepōdexpōdicēs
genitivepōdicispōdicum
dativepōdicīpōdicibus
accusativepōdicempōdicēs
ablativepōdicepōdicibus
vocativepōdexpōdicēs

pōdex, ĭcis, m. perh. for pordex, from pedo, ere,
I. the fundament, anus, Hor. Epod. 8, 6: lēvis, Juv. 2, 12.

Origins

An ablaut formation from Proto-Indo-European *pesd- (“fart”). Compare typologically Russian перда́к (perdák), пука́н (pukán).

Quick answers

What does pōdex mean in Latin?
pōdex, a noun, means “anus, rectum, fundament; buttocks, rump, derrière”.
What is the genitive of pōdex?
The genitive singular is pōdicis. pōdex is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pōdex?
In classical Latin, [ˈpoː.dɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɔː.deks].