peniret
Keywords: body parts, sexuality
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'pe.ni.ret |
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| Part of Speech: | term noun |
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| Forms: | peniret |
| Glosses: | penis |
Description:
The term 'peniret' was created in the early modern period during the period of deliberate vocabulary expansion to create a clinical term for penis. It is made from 'peni', the borrowed element, and 'ret', 'column', a native word for penis. It is only used as a noun and is only popular in a clinical setting.