spintria
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek σφιγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “something which binds”), referring to the anal sphincter.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈspin.tri.a/, [ˈs̠pɪn̪t̪riä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspin.tri.a/, [ˈspin̪t̪riä]
Noun
[edit]spintria m (genitive spintriae); first declension
- male prostitute (known for anal sex)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spintria | spintriae |
| Genitive | spintriae | spintriārum |
| Dative | spintriae | spintriīs |
| Accusative | spintriam | spintriās |
| Ablative | spintriā | spintriīs |
| Vocative | spintria | spintriae |
Descendants
[edit]- English: spintrian
References
[edit]- “spintria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “spintria”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- spintria in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- spintria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.