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scrotum.

scrotum;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈskroː.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈskrɔː.tum]
  1. scrotum

    declension-2
    Scrōtum est membrum gignendī hominis et animālis in fōrmam saccī, quod testēs continet et prōtegit.
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. De Vaan proposes a possible pre-form of the shape *skrout-, which he suggests may have yielded scrūt- (as in scrūta) in Rome and scrōt- (“rubbish”) in Latium. This proposal is nevertheless still tentative, as it is not clear whether scrōtum belongs to the same semantic family as scrūta. Regarding external Indo-European comparanda, De Vaan suggests only Germanic forms such as scrēadian (“to shred”). Compare English shroud, Swedish skrutt (“something shriveled up, scrotum”).

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