podex

Latin

Etymology

From Old Latin pordicem, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpoː.deks/, [ˈpoː.dɛks]

Noun

pōdex m (genitive pōdicis); third declension

  1. (vulgar) (anatomy) anus, rectum
    • c. 30 BCE, Horace, Epodes 8:
      […] hietque turpis inter aridas natis podex […]
      […] & an anus yawning between arid buttocks […]
    • 1990, Henry Beard, Latin for All Occassions, →ISBN:
      Podex perfectus es.
      You are a total asshole.
  2. fundament

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pōdex pōdicēs
Genitive pōdicis pōdicum
Dative pōdicī pōdicibus
Accusative pōdicem pōdicēs
Ablative pōdice pōdicibus
Vocative pōdex pōdicēs

References
  • podex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • podex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • podex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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