coitus
English
Alternative forms
- coetus (rare)
Noun
coitus (countable and uncountable, plural coituses)
- (formal or humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially involving penile-vaginal penetration.
- 2006 October 2nd, Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, The Big Bang Theory, “Pilot”, screenplay (revised first draft), act one, scene A (page 26):
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Translations
sexual interaction — See also translations at sexual intercourse
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Latin
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈko.i.tus/, [ˈkɔ.ɪ.tʊs]
Noun
coitus m (genitive coitūs); fourth declension
- a coming or meeting
- a joining, combination
- sexual intercourse
Inflection
Fourth declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | coitus | coitūs |
Genitive | coitūs | coituum |
Dative | coituī | coitibus |
Accusative | coitum | coitūs |
Ablative | coitū | coitibus |
Vocative | coitus | coitūs |
Descendants
References
- coitus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- coitus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- coitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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