Genital

See also: genital and génital

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin genitalis (“of or belonging to generation”), from genitus, past participle of gignō (“to beget, generate”); see genus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeniˈtaːl/
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Noun

Genital n (strong, genitive Genitals or Genitales, plural Genitalien)

  1. (anatomy, mostly plural) genital

Declension

Declension of Genital [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Genital die Genitalien
genitive eines des Genitals, Genitales der Genitalien
dative einem dem Genital, Genitale1 den Genitalien
accusative ein das Genital die Genitalien

1Now rare, see notes.

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