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genitalia

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • jĕn′ĭ-tā′lē-ə
  • -tāl′yə
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.ɪˈteɪ̯.liː.ə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒen.ɪˈteɪ̯.liː.ə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈteɪ̯l.jə/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.ɪˈteɪ̯.li.ə/
  • Canada, General-American: /-ˈteɪ̯l.jə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˌd͡ʒen.ɪˈtæɪ̯.liː.ə/
  • Australian: /-ˈtæɪ̯l.jə/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌd͡ʒen.əˈtæɪ̯.liː.ə/
  • New-Zealand: /-ˈtæɪ̯l.jə/
  • Scotland: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.ɪˈte.li.ə/
  • Scotland: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.ɪˈte.li.ʌ/
  • Scotland: /-ˈtel.jə/
  • Scotland: /-ˈtel.jʌ/
  • rhymes with -eɪliə
  • rhymes with -eɪljə
  • CMU ARPABET: JH EH0 N AH0 T AA1 L Y AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

External sex organs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, singular

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, plural, singular

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

external sex organ

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reproductive organ, sex organ

Narrower terms: pudendum, female genitalia, female genitals, female genital organ, fanny, male genitalia, male genitals, male genital organ, family jewels

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin (membra) genitālia, substantive use of neuter plural of genitālis (“pertaining to generation or birth”). First attested in 1651.

Across languages

Translations

137 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: geslagsdele — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Afrikaans: genitalieë — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Albanian: organe gjenitale — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Arabic: أَعْضَاء تَنَاسُلِيَّة (ʔaʕḍāʔ tanāsuliyya) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Arabic: أعضاء تناسلية (ʔaʕḍāʔ tanāsulíyya) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Armenian: սեռական օրգաններ (seṙakan ōrganner) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Azerbaijani: cinsiyyət orqanları — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Belarusian: геніта́ліі (hjenitálii) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Belarusian: пло́ццевыя о́рганы (plóccjevyja órhany) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Belarusian: палавы́я о́рганы (palavýja órhany) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Bulgarian: по́лови о́ргани (pólovi órgani) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Bulgarian: генита́лии (genitálii) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Burmese: လိင်အင်္ဂါ (ling-angga) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Catalan: genitals — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Catalan: parts sexuals — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生殖器 (shēngzhíqì) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外生殖器 (wàishēngzhíqì) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陰部 /阴部 (yīnbù) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Coptic: ϣⲓⲡⲓ (šipi) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Czech: přirození — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Czech: genitálie — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Danish: kønsorgan — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Dutch: genitaliën — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Dutch: voortplantingsorganen — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Esperanto: genitaloj — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Estonian: suguorganid — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Estonian: genitaalid — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Estonian: suguelundid — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Faroese: kynsgøgn — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Faroese: skøp — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Finnish: sukuelimet — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Finnish: genitaalit — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Finnish: sukupuolielimet — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • French: organes génitaux — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • French: parties génitales — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • French: appareil génital — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Galician: xenitais — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Georgian: გენიტალიები (geniṭaliebi) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Georgian: სასქესო ორგანოები (saskeso organoebi) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • German: Genitalien — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • German: Geschlechtsorgane — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • German: Fortpflanzungsorgane — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Greek: γεννητικά όργανα (gennitiká órgana) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Ancient Greek: αἰδοῖα (aidoîa) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Hindi: गुह्य (guhya) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Hindi: यौन अंग (yaun aṅg) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Hindi: प्रजननांग (prajannāṅg) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Hindi: जननांग (jannāṅg) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Hungarian: genitáliák — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Hungarian: nemi szervek — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Icelandic: kynfæri — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Indonesian: alat kemaluan — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Indonesian: kemaluan — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Indonesian: abaimana — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Irish: baill ghiniúna — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Italian: genitali — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Italian: parti intime — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Italian: organi di riproduzione — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Japanese: 性器 (seiki) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Japanese: 生殖器 (seishokuki) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Japanese: 恥部 (chibu) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Japanese: 陰部 (inbu) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Kazakh: жыныс мүшелері (jynys müşelerı) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Khmer: អង្គកំណើត (ʼɑng kɑmnaət) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Korean: 성기 (seonggi) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Korean: 생식기 (saengsikgi) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Kyrgyz: жыныс органы (jınıs organı) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Lao: ອະໄວຍະວະເພດ (ʼa w wa phēt) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Latin: verenda — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Latvian: ģenitālijas — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Latvian: dzimumorgāni — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Lithuanian: lytiniai organai — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Lithuanian: lyties organai — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Lithuanian: genitalijos — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Macedonian: генита́лии (genitálii) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Macedonian: полови органи (polovi organi) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Malay: alat sulit — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Malay: kemaluan — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Maltese: ġenitali — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Māori: taihemahema — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Māori: hema — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Māori: taiaroaro — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Mongolian: бэлэг эрхтэн (beleg erxten) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Classical Nahuatl: ācayōtl — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjønnsorgan — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjønnsorgan — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Persian: آلت تناسلی (âlat-e tanâsoli) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Persian: آلت جنسی (âlat-e jensi) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Persian: اندام جنسی (andâm-e jensi) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Persian: افزار گشنان (afzār-e gošnān) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Persian: زهار (zahār) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Polish: genitalia — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Polish: narządy płciowe — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Portuguese: genitália — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Romanian: organ sexual — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Romanian: organe genitale — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Russian: генита́лии (genitálii) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Russian: половы́е о́рганы (polovýje órgany) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Serbo-Croatian: генѝта̄лије — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Serbo-Croatian: сполни органи — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Serbo-Croatian: споло̀вила — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Serbo-Croatian: genìtālije — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Serbo-Croatian: spolni organi — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Serbo-Croatian: spolòvila — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Slovak: pohlavné orgány — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Slovak: genitálie — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Slovene: spolni organi — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Slovene: genitalije — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Spanish: genitales — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Spanish: partes pudendas — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Spanish: partes íntimas — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Spanish: órganos sexuales — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Spanish: aparato sexual — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Swahili: kiungo cha uzazi — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Swahili: sehemu ya siri — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Swahili: tupu ya mbele — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Swedish: könsorgan — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Swedish: genitalier — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Tagalog: pamalisupling — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Tajik: узвҳои ҷинсӣ (uzvho-yi jinsi) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Tamil: பிறப்புறுப்பு (piṟappuṟuppu) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Telugu: జననేంద్రియాలు (jananēndriyālu) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Thai: อวัยวะเพศ (à-wai-yá-wá-pêet) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Thai: อวัยวะสืบพันธุ์ (à-wai-yá-wá-sʉ̀ʉp-pan) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Turkish: cinsel organlar — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Turkish: üreme organları — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Turkmen: jyns organlary — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Ukrainian: геніта́лії (henitáliji) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Ukrainian: стате́ві о́ргани (statévi órhany) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Urdu: جِنْسی عُضْو (jinsī 'uzv) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Uyghur: سىرتقى جىنسىي ئەزا (sirtqi jinsiy eza) — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Uzbek: jinsiy aʼzolar — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Volapük: genäms — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Welsh: organau cenhedlu — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Welsh: organau epilio — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Welsh: organau rhywiol — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
  • Zazaki: organê ruwayışi — genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Real reading context

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