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noun · neutersecond declension

veretrum

veretrum n (genitive veretrī)
Classical[ˈwɛ.rɛ.trũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛː.re.trum]

Meaning

  1. neuterthe external genitals (male or female), penis, vulva; the clitoris
    dein immittit virile veretrum116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Menippeae 282
    ā fi͞ctĭōnĕ vĕrĕtrī li͞ngua͞m mŭlĭĕris. / Affinitatem traxit inde obscenitas.first century AD, Phaedrus, Fabulae Aesopiae 4.14 (iambic senarius)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeveretrumveretra
genitiveveretrīveretrōrum
dativeveretrōveretrīs
accusativeveretrumveretra
ablativeveretrōveretrīs
vocativeveretrumveretra

vĕrētrum, i, n. vereor; cf. verendus, 2.,
I. the private parts, Phaedr. 4, 14, 1; Suet. Tib. 62; Arn. 5, 165: muliebre, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 10, 16; Scrib. Comp. 234; App. Herb. 201.

Origins

Uncertain. Ostensibly from vereor (“to show respect, fear”) + -trum (suffix forming instrumental nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, cover; to heed, notice”); however, De Vaan (2008) is unconvinced by this etymology, and Adams (1990) considers the meaning unexpected for an instrumental derivative of this root. Attested from Varro onwards.

Quick answers

What does veretrum mean in Latin?
veretrum, a noun, means “the external genitals (male or female), penis, vulva; the clitoris”.
What is the genitive of veretrum?
The genitive singular is veretrī. veretrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce veretrum?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɛ.rɛ.trũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɛː.re.trum].