perineo

Borrowed from Late Latin perineum.

• IPA^(key): /periˈneo/

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• Rhymes: -eo
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧ne‧o

perineo (accusative singular perineon, plural perineoj, accusative plural perineojn)

1. (anatomy) perineum

From post‐Classical Latin perinaeum (Classical Latin perinaeon), from Ancient Greek περίναιον (perínaion) or περίνεος (períneos), from περί (perí, “around”) with ἰνέω (inéō, “I empty, evacuate”).

• IPA^(key): /pe.riˈnɛ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɛo
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧nè‧o

perineo m (plural perinei)

1. (anatomy) perineum

• perineale

• iperone, peronei

• IPA^(key): /peɾiˈneo/ [pe.ɾiˈne.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧ne‧o

perineo m (plural perineos)

1. (anatomy) perineum

   Synonym: periné

• “perineo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024