LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

praepūtium

praepūtium n (genitive praepūtiī or praepūtī)
Classical[prae̯ˈpuː.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[preˈput.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. Prepuce, foreskin.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraepūtiumpraepūtia
genitivepraepūtiī
praepūtī		praepūtiōrum
dativepraepūtiōpraepūtiīs
accusativepraepūtiumpraepūtia
ablativepraepūtiōpraepūtiīs
vocativepraepūtiumpraepūtia

prae-pūtĭum, ii, n. vox hibr., praeπόσθιον,
I. the foreskin, prepuce.—In plur., Juv. 6, 238; 14, 99; Sen. Apoc. 8, 1; Vulg. Gen. 17, 11; 14.—
II. Trop.: circumcidite praeputium cordis vestri, do away with impurity, Laet. 4, 17, 8; Vulg. Jer. 4, 4.
III. Transf., the retaining of the prepuce, uncircumcision, Vulg. Gal. 5, 6; id. Eph. 2, 11.

Origins

From prae- (“before”) + an obscure second element. Walde-Hoffmann 1954 and Pokorny 1959 reconstruct an Old Latin *pūtos (“penis”), potentially from Proto-Indo-European *pew- (“to blow (up)”). De Vaan compares pustula.

Italic
  • Catalanprepuci
  • Frenchprépuce
  • Italianprepuzio
  • Portugueseprepúcio
  • Romanianprepuț
  • Spanishprepucio
Germanic
  • Englishprepuce
  • GermanPräputium
Slavic
  • Bulgarianпрепуциум
  • Serbo-Croatianprepucij

In English words that came into English from praepūtium

  • foreskinpraepūtium
  • prepucepraepūtium
  • preputiumpraepūtium

Quick answers

What does praepūtium mean in Latin?
praepūtium, a noun, means “Prepuce, foreskin.”.
What is the genitive of praepūtium?
The genitive singular is praepūtiī. praepūtium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce praepūtium?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈpuː.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈput.t͡si.um].
Which English words come from praepūtium?
English words that go back to Latin praepūtium include foreskin, prepuce and preputium.