praeputium

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Latin

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Etymology

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From a combination of prae- (before) +‎ Old Latin pūtos (penis), potentially from Proto-Indo-European *pew- (to blow (up)).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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praepūtium n (genitive praepūtiī or praepūtī); second declension

  1. (anatomy) Prepuce, foreskin

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative praepūtium praepūtia
genitive praepūtiī
praepūtī1
praepūtiōrum
dative praepūtiō praepūtiīs
accusative praepūtium praepūtia
ablative praepūtiō praepūtiīs
vocative praepūtium praepūtia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “pu-t-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 848