English

Noun

pudendum ‎(plural pudenda)

1. (chiefly in the plural) An external genital organ in a human; especially a woman’s ****.
2. (figuratively) A shameful part of something.

Usage notes

• This term appears far more frequently in the plural — as pudenda — than in the singular, analogously with genitalia, which is rarely encountered in its obscure singular form genitale, and with genitals, a plurale tantum whose supposed singular form genital is an adjective in English.

Derived terms

References

• “pudendum” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
• “pudendum, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; Dec. 2008]

Latin

Etymology

From pudet ‎(“it shames”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /puˈden.dum/

Gerund

pudendum n ‎(accusative, gerundive pudendus)

1. shaming

Inflection

Second declension, defective.

There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form.
The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.

Participle

pudendum

1. nominative neuter singular of pudendus
2. accusative masculine singular of pudendus
3. accusative neuter singular of pudendus
4. vocative neuter singular of pudendus

Related terms

• pudenda