LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vulva

vulva f (genitive vulvae)
Classical[ˈwʊɫ.wa]Ecclesiastical[ˈvul.va]

Meaning

  1. femininethe womb
    Nīl melius turdō, nīl vulvā pulchrius amplā.20 BCE – 14 BCE, Horatius, Epistulae I.XV
  2. Medieval Latinfemininethe vagina (the external orifice of the female reproductive tract)
    Holonyms: verētrum, muliebria, pudenda, verenda, genitālia, partēs, membra, nātūra

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevulvavulvae
genitivevulvaevulvārum
dativevulvaevulvīs
accusativevulvamvulvās
ablativevulvāvulvīs
vocativevulvavulvae

vulva, ae, v. volva.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”). Cognates include Sanskrit उल्ब (ulba). Compare typologically vīscus (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weys-).

Quick answers

What does vulva mean in Latin?
vulva, a noun, means “the womb; the vagina (the external orifice of the female reproductive tract)”.
What is the genitive of vulva?
The genitive singular is vulvae. vulva is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vulva?
In classical Latin, [ˈwʊɫ.wa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvul.va].