vulva

vagina

in specialist language the same sense as English vagina, but in colloquial language synonymous with vulva


vulva

The wedge-shaped character was the triangle, the archaic Paleolithic sign of the vulva; the pubic triangle was at the end of the phallic stylus.

1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 22:

Many of the less-sophisticated works are sexual in nature. Among the most common images are stylised vulvas, whole flocks of which appear on some cave walls.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 216:

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

(biology) A protrusion on the side of a nematode.

en-noun

vulva (plural vulvas or vulvae or vulvæ)

vulvas (plural)
vulvae (plural)
vulvæ (plural)

vulvë

collectively the external female sexual organs

Learned borrowing from Latin vulva, earlier volva (“womb, female sexual organ”), probably from volvō (“to turn, wrap around”). Akin to Sanskrit उल्ब (úlba, “womb”).


vulva

vulva (nominative singular)
vulvat (nominative plural)
vulva (accusative nominative singular)
vulvat (accusative nominative plural)
vulvan (accusative genitive singular)
vulvat (accusative genitive plural)
vulvan (genitive singular)
vulvien (genitive plural)
vulvain (genitive plural rare)
vulvaa (partitive singular)
vulvia (partitive plural)
vulvassa (inessive singular)
vulvissa (inessive plural)
vulvasta (elative singular)
vulvista (elative plural)
vulvaan (illative singular)
vulviin (illative plural)
vulvalla (adessive singular)
vulvilla (adessive plural)
vulvalta (ablative singular)
vulvilta (ablative plural)
vulvalle (allative singular)
vulville (allative plural)
vulvana (essive singular)
vulvina (essive plural)
vulvaksi (singular translative)
vulviksi (plural translative)
vulvatta (abessive singular)
vulvitta (abessive plural)
vulvin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
vulvani (nominative singular)
vulvani (nominative plural)
vulvani (accusative nominative singular)
vulvani (accusative nominative plural)
vulvani (accusative genitive singular)
vulvani (accusative genitive plural)
vulvani (genitive singular)
vulvieni (genitive plural)
vulvaini (genitive plural rare)
vulvaani (partitive singular)
vulviani (partitive plural)
vulvassani (inessive singular)
vulvissani (inessive plural)
vulvastani (elative singular)
vulvistani (elative plural)
vulvaani (illative singular)
vulviini (illative plural)
vulvallani (adessive singular)
vulvillani (adessive plural)
vulvaltani (ablative singular)
vulviltani (ablative plural)
vulvalleni (allative singular)
vulvilleni (allative plural)
vulvanani (essive singular)
vulvinani (essive plural)
vulvakseni (singular translative)
vulvikseni (plural translative)
vulvattani (abessive singular)
vulvittani (abessive plural)
vulvineni (comitative plural)
vulvasi (nominative singular)
vulvasi (nominative plural)
vulvasi (accusative nominative singular)
vulvasi (accusative nominative plural)
vulvasi (accusative genitive singular)
vulvasi (accusative genitive plural)
vulvasi (genitive singular)
vulviesi (genitive plural)
vulvaisi (genitive plural rare)
vulvaasi (partitive singular)
vulviasi (partitive plural)
vulvassasi (inessive singular)
vulvissasi (inessive plural)
vulvastasi (elative singular)
vulvistasi (elative plural)
vulvaasi (illative singular)
vulviisi (illative plural)
vulvallasi (adessive singular)
vulvillasi (adessive plural)
vulvaltasi (ablative singular)
vulviltasi (ablative plural)
vulvallesi (allative singular)
vulvillesi (allative plural)
vulvanasi (essive singular)
vulvinasi (essive plural)
vulvaksesi (singular translative)
vulviksesi (plural translative)
vulvattasi (abessive singular)
vulvittasi (abessive plural)
vulvinesi (comitative plural)
vulvamme (nominative singular)
vulvamme (nominative plural)
vulvamme (accusative nominative singular)
vulvamme (accusative nominative plural)
vulvamme (accusative genitive singular)
vulvamme (accusative genitive plural)
vulvamme (genitive singular)
vulviemme (genitive plural)
vulvaimme (genitive plural rare)
vulvaamme (partitive singular)
vulviamme (partitive plural)
vulvassamme (inessive singular)
vulvissamme (inessive plural)
vulvastamme (elative singular)
vulvistamme (elative plural)
vulvaamme (illative singular)
vulviimme (illative plural)
vulvallamme (adessive singular)
vulvillamme (adessive plural)
vulvaltamme (ablative singular)
vulviltamme (ablative plural)
vulvallemme (allative singular)
vulvillemme (allative plural)
vulvanamme (essive singular)
vulvinamme (essive plural)
vulvaksemme (singular translative)
vulviksemme (plural translative)
vulvattamme (abessive singular)
vulvittamme (abessive plural)
vulvinemme (comitative plural)
vulvanne (nominative singular)
vulvanne (nominative plural)
vulvanne (accusative nominative singular)
vulvanne (accusative nominative plural)
vulvanne (accusative genitive singular)
vulvanne (accusative genitive plural)
vulvanne (genitive singular)
vulvienne (genitive plural)
vulvainne (genitive plural rare)
vulvaanne (partitive singular)
vulvianne (partitive plural)
vulvassanne (inessive singular)
vulvissanne (inessive plural)
vulvastanne (elative singular)
vulvistanne (elative plural)
vulvaanne (illative singular)
vulviinne (illative plural)
vulvallanne (adessive singular)
vulvillanne (adessive plural)
vulvaltanne (ablative singular)
vulviltanne (ablative plural)
vulvallenne (allative singular)
vulvillenne (allative plural)
vulvananne (essive singular)
vulvinanne (essive plural)
vulvaksenne (singular translative)
vulviksenne (plural translative)
vulvattanne (abessive singular)
vulvittanne (abessive plural)
vulvinenne (comitative plural)
vulvansa (nominative singular)
vulvansa (nominative plural)
vulvansa (accusative nominative singular)
vulvansa (accusative nominative plural)
vulvansa (accusative genitive singular)
vulvansa (accusative genitive plural)
vulvansa (genitive singular)
vulviensa (genitive plural)
vulvainsa (genitive plural rare)
vulvaansa (partitive singular)
vulviaan (partitive plural)
vulviansa (partitive plural)
vulvassaan (inessive singular)
vulvassansa (inessive singular)
vulvissaan (inessive plural)
vulvissansa (inessive plural)
vulvastaan (elative singular)
vulvastansa (elative singular)
vulvistaan (elative plural)
vulvistansa (elative plural)
vulvaansa (illative singular)
vulviinsa (illative plural)
vulvallaan (adessive singular)
vulvallansa (adessive singular)
vulvillaan (adessive plural)
vulvillansa (adessive plural)
vulvaltaan (ablative singular)
vulvaltansa (ablative singular)
vulviltaan (ablative plural)
vulviltansa (ablative plural)
vulvalleen (allative singular)
vulvallensa (allative singular)
vulvilleen (allative plural)
vulvillensa (allative plural)
vulvanaan (essive singular)
vulvanansa (essive singular)
vulvinaan (essive plural)
vulvinansa (essive plural)
vulvakseen (singular translative)
vulvaksensa (singular translative)
vulvikseen (plural translative)
vulviksensa (plural translative)
vulvattaan (abessive singular)
vulvattansa (abessive singular)
vulvittaan (abessive plural)
vulvittansa (abessive plural)
vulvineen (comitative plural)
vulvinensa (comitative plural)


vulva

Borrowed from Latin vulva, Italian vulva, English vulva, Spanish vulva, Portuguese vulva, French vulve.


vulva

(anatomy) the external female genitalia; vulva

Learned borrowing from Latin vulva, from earlier volva, from the Proto-Indo-European root *welH- (“to turn, wind”).


vulva

Holonyms: verētrum, muliebria, pudenda, verenda, genitālia, partēs, membra, nātūra

(anatomy, chiefly Medieval Latin) the vagina (the external orifice of the female reproductive tract)

la-noun

vulva f (genitive vulvae); first declension

vulvae (genitive)
vulva (nominative singular)
vulvae (nominative plural)
vulvae (genitive singular)
vulvārum (genitive plural)
vulvae (dative singular)
vulvīs (dative plural)
vulvam (accusative singular)
vulvās (accusative plural)
vulvā (ablative singular)
vulvīs (ablative plural)
vulva (singular vocative)
vulvae (plural vocative)

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”). Cognates include Sanskrit उल्ब (ulba).


vulva

(anatomy) vulva (the external female sexual organs)

Learned borrowing from Latin vulva, from earlier volva, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”).


vulva

(anatomy) vulva (the external female sex organs)

vulva (indefinite nominative singular)
vulvan (definite nominative singular)
vulvor (indefinite nominative plural)
vulvorna (definite nominative plural)
vulvas (genitive indefinite singular)
vulvans (definite genitive singular)
vulvors (genitive indefinite plural)
vulvornas (definite genitive plural)