"verpa" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈu̯er.pa/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈu̯ɛrpä] [Classical-Latin], /ˈver.pa/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈvɛrpä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Possibly borrowed from a Germanic language, related to Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw”). More likely from Proto-Italic source for “to turn round, to roll” (as in 'unfurl, peel back, or retract foreskin') via Proto-Indo-European *welw-, *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|la|gem-pro|*werpaną|t=to throw}} Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw”), {{inh|la|itc-pro|-}} Proto-Italic, {{der|la|ine-pro|*welw-}} Proto-Indo-European *welw- Head templates: {{la-noun|verpa<1>}} verpa f (genitive verpae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|verpa<1>}} Forms: verpae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], verpa [nominative, singular], verpae [nominative, plural], verpae [genitive, singular], verpārum [genitive, plural], verpae [dative, singular], verpīs [dative, plural], verpam [accusative, singular], verpās [accusative, plural], verpā [ablative, singular], verpīs [ablative, plural], verpa [singular, vocative], verpae [plural, vocative]
  1. (vulgar) a penis with the foreskin retracted, especially when erect Tags: declension-1, feminine, vulgar Synonyms (a penis): mentula, muto, penis
    Sense id: en-verpa-la-noun-KW98Qu2X Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'a penis': 83 17
  2. (vulgar) an erection, a hard-on Tags: declension-1, feminine, vulgar Synonyms (an erection): tentigo
    Sense id: en-verpa-la-noun-uExtyoJy Disambiguation of 'an erection': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: verpus, virga

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Verpa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Translingual: Verpa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Translingual: Verpa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "gem",
        "3": "-"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly borrowed from a Germanic language, related to Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw”). More likely from Proto-Italic source for “to turn round, to roll” (as in 'unfurl, peel back, or retract foreskin') via Proto-Indo-European *welw-, *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”).",
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    {
      "form": "verpae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "verpa<1>"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verpa<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "verpus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "virga"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a penis with the foreskin retracted, especially when erect"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "penis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) a penis with the foreskin retracted, especially when erect"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "sense": "a penis",
          "word": "mentula"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "sense": "a penis",
          "word": "muto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "sense": "a penis",
          "word": "penis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "an erection, a hard-on"
      ],
      "id": "en-verpa-la-noun-uExtyoJy",
      "links": [
        [
          "erection",
          "erection"
        ],
        [
          "hard-on",
          "hard-on"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) an erection, a hard-on"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "20 80",
          "sense": "an erection",
          "word": "tentigo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu̯er.pa/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈu̯ɛrpä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈver.pa/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛrpä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Latin profanity#Mentula and verpa: the penis"
  ],
  "word": "verpa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 2-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Latin first declension nouns",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms borrowed from Germanic languages",
    "Latin terms derived from Germanic languages",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old Norse class 3 strong verbs",
    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse verbs",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Verpa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Translingual: Verpa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Translingual: Verpa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*werpaną",
        "t": "to throw"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*welw-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *welw-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly borrowed from a Germanic language, related to Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw”). More likely from Proto-Italic source for “to turn round, to roll” (as in 'unfurl, peel back, or retract foreskin') via Proto-Indo-European *welw-, *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "verpae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "verpae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verpa<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "verpa f (genitive verpae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verpa<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "verpus"
    },
    {
      "word": "virga"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a penis with the foreskin retracted, especially when erect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) a penis with the foreskin retracted, especially when erect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an erection, a hard-on"
      ],
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        [
          "erection",
          "erection"
        ],
        [
          "hard-on",
          "hard-on"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) an erection, a hard-on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu̯er.pa/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈu̯ɛrpä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈver.pa/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛrpä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "a penis",
      "word": "mentula"
    },
    {
      "sense": "a penis",
      "word": "muto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "a penis",
      "word": "penis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "an erection",
      "word": "tentigo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Latin profanity#Mentula and verpa: the penis"
  ],
  "word": "verpa"
}

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