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Smegma
Smeg′ma
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] soap, fr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to wash off.]
(Physiol.)
The matter secreted by any of the sebaceous glands.
Specifically: (a)
The soapy substance covering the skin of newborn infants.
(b)
The cheesy, sebaceous matter which collects between the glans penis and the foreskin.
Definition 2024
Smegma
smegma
smegma
See also: Smegma
English
Noun
smegma (countable and uncountable, plural smegmas)
Translations
sebaceous secretion
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Synonyms
- cheese (slang), cock cheese (obscene), knob cheese (slang), man butter (slang)
References
- “smegma” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
Danish
Noun
smegma n (singular definite smegmaet, not used in plural form)
Declension
Inflection of smegma
| neuter gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | smegma | smegmaet |
| genitive | smegmas | smegmaets |
Synonyms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /smɛɡ.ma/
Noun
smegma m (plural smegmas)
Derived terms
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma), alternative spelling of σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, detergent”), from σμάω (smáō, “I wipe, clean”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsmeɡ.ma/, [ˈsmɛɡ.ma]
Noun
smegma n (genitive smegmatis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | smegma | smegmata |
| genitive | smegmatis | smegmatum |
| dative | smegmatī | smegmatibus |
| accusative | smegma | smegmata |
| ablative | smegmate | smegmatibus |
| vocative | smegma | smegmata |
References
- smegma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- SMEGMA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)