Common Lexeme

peniret

Keywords: body parts, sexuality

Pronunciation (IPA): 'pe.ni.ret 
Part of Speech: term noun 
Class:  
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.

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