genitalia vs genitals what difference
what is difference between genitalia and genitals
English
Etymology
From Latin genitalia, substantive use of plural of genitalis (“pertaining to generation or birth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛnɪˈteɪli.ə/
Noun
genitalia pl (plural only)
- External sex organs.
- (by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal.
- A collection of external sex organs.
Usage notes
Not used in the singular, which theoretically would be *genitale.
Synonyms
- genitals
- See also Thesaurus:genitalia and Thesaurus:male genitalia
Hyponyms
(external sex organs):
- clitoris
- labia
- penis
- scrotum
- vagina
- vulva
(any sex organs):
- external genitalia
- internal genitalia
Related terms
- genital
- generative
- genus
Translations
See also
- sex organ
- female genital mutilation
Latin
Adjective
genitālia
- nominative neuter plural of genitālis
- accusative neuter plural of genitālis
- vocative neuter plural of genitālis
References
- genitalia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
genitalia m pl (definite plural genitaliene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by genitalier
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
genitalia n pl (definite plural genitaliaa)
- genitalia
- Synonym: kjønnsorgan
References
- “genitalia” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin genitālia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛ.ɲiˈta.lʲa/
Noun
genitalia nvir
- (anatomy) genitalia (genitals or sex organs)
- Synonym: przyrodzenie
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) genitalny
Further reading
- genitalia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- genitalia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
English
Noun
genitals pl (plural only)
- Synonym of genitalia
Translations
Anagrams
- Galenist, angelist, gelatins, stealing, tag lines, taglines
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