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Vagina

Va-gi′na

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Vaginae
(#)
.
[L.
vagina
a scabbard or sheath.]
1.
(Anat.)
(a)
A sheath; a theca;
as, the
vagina
of the portal vein
.
(b)
Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice of the genital canal, or to the cloaca.
2.
(Zool.)
The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of
Spermatheca
.
3.
(Bot.)
The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath.
4.
(Arch.)
The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust or figure seems to issue or arise.

Definition 2024


Vagina

****

See also: ****, vágina, vagína, vagīnā, vagīna, vaġina, and Appendix:Variations of "****"

Translingual

Proper noun

**** f

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Veneroida – a species of clams, now Solen marginatus, formerly Solen ****. [from 1811]

Hypernyms

Hyponyms


German

Etymology

From Latin vāgīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːɡina/, /vaˈɡiːna/

Noun

**** f (genitive ****, plural Vaginen or Vaginas)

  1. (anatomy) ****
  2. (by extension) the female sexual organs including the ****

Usage notes

  • The plural Vaginen is officially standard, although Vaginas is widely predominant in general usage.
  • The stylistic level of **** is similar to that of English “****”, although the German word is somewhat less current in the vernacular. Both **** and the loan translation Scheide are also used to include the **** (as in English). In formal language, Schambereich or (dated) Scham are also widely used. There is much variation in the vernacular with Muschi possibly being the most common.

Declension

Synonyms

See also

vagina

****

See also: ****, vágina, vagína, vagīnā, vagīna, vaġina, and Appendix:Variations of "****"

English

Noun

**** (plural vaginas or vaginae or vaginæ)

  1. (anatomy) The passage leading from the opening of the **** to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals.
    • 1991, Mark M. Jones, Human Reproductive Biology (page 61)
      The epithelial lining of the **** consists of many layers of flattened cells. Changes in the condition of these cells during the menstrual cycle can be detected by swabbing the lining and looking at the cells under a microscope.
  2. (zoology) A similar part in some invertebrates.
  3. (botany) A sheath-like structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
  4. (colloquial) The ****.

Usage notes

**** in general colloquial use refers to the **** or female genitals generally, but in anatomy the **** is a wholly internal structure and calling the **** the **** is analogous to calling the lips the mouth or throat.

Synonyms

  • (anatomical passage or canal): See also Wikisaurus:****
  • (****): See also Wikisaurus:****
  • (botany): sheath

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Translations


Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vāgīna. Compare the inherited doublet beina.

Noun

**** f (plural vagines)

  1. (anatomy) ****

Derived terms


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːɣinaː/
  • Hyphenation: va‧gi‧na

Etymology

From Latin vāgīna.

Noun

**** f (plural ****'s, diminutive vaginaatje n)

  1. (anatomy) ****

Synonyms


Esperanto

Etymology

vagino + -a

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaˈɡina/

Adjective

**** (accusative singular vaginan, plural vaginaj, accusative plural vaginajn)

  1. vaginal

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin vāgīna.

Noun

****

  1. (anatomy) ****

Declension

Inflection of **** (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative **** vaginat
genitive vaginan vaginoiden
vaginoitten
vaginojen
partitive vaginaa vaginoita
vaginoja
illative vaginaan vaginoihin
singular plural
nominative **** vaginat
accusative nom. **** vaginat
gen. vaginan
genitive vaginan vaginoiden
vaginoitten
vaginojen
vaginainrare
partitive vaginaa vaginoita
vaginoja
inessive vaginassa vaginoissa
elative vaginasta vaginoista
illative vaginaan vaginoihin
adessive vaginalla vaginoilla
ablative vaginalta vaginoilta
allative vaginalle vaginoille
essive vaginana vaginoina
translative vaginaksi vaginoiksi
instructive vaginoin
abessive vaginatta vaginoitta
comitative vaginoineen

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vāgīna. Compare the inherited doublet guaina.

Noun

**** f (plural vagine)

  1. (anatomy) ****

Derived terms

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Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

Not used medically/anatomically during classical times. From Proto-Indo-European *wag-ina (fit, cover), from *wag (split, break) in the sense of a split piece of wood used to make a sheath. Also connected with Lithuanian voziu (hollow cover).

Alternative forms

  • uāgīna

Pronunciation

Pronunciation 1

Noun

vāgīna f (genitive vāgīnae); first declension

  1. sheath, scabbard
    Mitte gladium in vaginam. ― Put the sword into its sheath.
    Gladium vāgina proripere. ― To draw a sword from the sheath hastily.
  2. covering, sheath, holder of any thing
    Omnia principalia viscera membranis propriis ac velut vaginis inclusit natura.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Cremato eo (corpore), inimici ... remeanti animae veluti vaginam ademerint.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. sheath of an ear of grain, etc., the hull, husk
  4. female ****
  5. sheath of a claw, in cats
Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative vāgīna vāgīnae
genitive vāgīnae vāgīnārum
dative vāgīnae vāgīnīs
accusative vāgīnam vāgīnās
ablative vāgīnā vāgīnīs
vocative vāgīna vāgīnae
Descendants

Pronunciation 2

Noun

vāgīnā f

  1. ablative singular of vāgīna

References


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin ****.

Noun

**** m (definite singular vaginaen, indefinite plural vaginaer, definite plural vaginaene)

  1. (anatomy) ****

Synonyms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin ****.

Noun

**** m (definite singular vaginaen, indefinite plural vaginaer or vaginaar, definite plural vaginaene or vaginaane)

  1. (anatomy) ****

Synonyms

References


Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vāgīna.

Noun

**** f

  1. (anatomy) ****

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vāgīna. Compare the inherited doublet bainha, compare also vagem.

Noun

**** f (plural vaginas)

  1. (anatomy) ****

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin vāgīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋaɡǐːna/
  • Hyphenation: va‧gi‧na

Noun

vagína f (Cyrillic spelling ваги́на)

  1. (anatomy) ****

Declension

Synonyms


Slovene

Etymology

From Latin vāgīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋaˈɡíːna/
  • Tonal orthography: vagı̑na

Noun

vagína f (genitive vagíne, nominative plural vagíne)

  1. (anatomy) ****

Declension

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vāgīna. Compare the inherited doublet vaina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈxina/

Noun

**** f (plural vaginas)

  1. ****