See also: Hymen

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Etymology

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From Middle French hymen, from Late Latin hymēn, from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, skin, membrane).[1]

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Noun

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hymen (plural hymens)

  1. (anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
    Synonyms: maidenhead, virginal membrane
  2. (figurative) Marriage.
    • 1788, [Cassandra,] Lady H[awke], “Adelaide de Tourville to Henrietta de Valiere”, in Julia de Gramont, [], volume II, London: [] T[homas] Bensley, for B[enjamin] White and Son, [], →OCLC, page 203:
      I would for ever baniſh from my thoughts—I will obey the firſt ſummons that proclaims you a happy wife.—On my devoted head may every miſery, reſulting from an ill-fated marriage, have juſtly been exhauſted. On your propitious hymen may ſmiling peace, domeſtic harmony, and mutual love, for ever wait; and time alone diſſolve the tender union!
    • 1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Mansfield Park: [], volume III, London: [] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, [], →OCLC, pages 281–282:
      Fanny read to herself that "it was with infinite concern the newspaper had to announce to the world, a matrimonial fracas in the family of Mr. R. of Wimpole Street; the beautiful Mrs. R. whose name had not long been enrolled in the lists of hymen, and who had promised to become so brilliant a leader in the fashionable world, having quitted her husband's roof in company with the well known and captivating Mr. C. the intimate friend and associate of Mr. R. and it was not known, even to the editor of the newspaper, whither they were gone."

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hymen (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɪmɛn]
  • Hyphenation: hy‧men

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, skin, membrane).

Noun

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hymen m inan

  1. hymen
    Synonym: panenská blána
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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hymen f

  1. genitive plural of hymna

Further reading

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  • hymen”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • hymen”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • hymen”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Finnish

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Etymology

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< Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, hymen)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhy(ː)men/, [ˈhy(ː)me̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ymen
  • Hyphenation(key): hy‧men

Noun

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hymen (rare)

  1. (anatomy) hymen

Declension

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Inflection of hymen (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative hymen hymenit
genitive hymenin hymenien
hymeneiden
hymeneitten
partitive hymeniä hymeneitä
hymenejä
illative hymeniin hymeneihin
singular plural
nominative hymen hymenit
accusative nom. hymen hymenit
gen. hymenin
genitive hymenin hymenien
hymeneiden
hymeneitten
partitive hymeniä hymeneitä
hymenejä
inessive hymenissä hymeneissä
elative hymenistä hymeneistä
illative hymeniin hymeneihin
adessive hymenillä hymeneillä
ablative hymeniltä hymeneiltä
allative hymenille hymeneille
essive hymeninä hymeneinä
translative hymeniksi hymeneiksi
abessive hymenittä hymeneittä
instructive hymenein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hymen (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hymenini hymenini
accusative nom. hymenini hymenini
gen. hymenini
genitive hymenini hymenieni
hymeneideni
hymeneitteni
partitive hymeniäni hymeneitäni
hymenejäni
inessive hymenissäni hymeneissäni
elative hymenistäni hymeneistäni
illative hymeniini hymeneihini
adessive hymenilläni hymeneilläni
ablative hymeniltäni hymeneiltäni
allative hymenilleni hymeneilleni
essive hymeninäni hymeneinäni
translative hymenikseni hymeneikseni
abessive hymenittäni hymeneittäni
instructive
comitative hymeneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hymenisi hymenisi
accusative nom. hymenisi hymenisi
gen. hymenisi
genitive hymenisi hymeniesi
hymeneidesi
hymeneittesi
partitive hymeniäsi hymeneitäsi
hymenejäsi
inessive hymenissäsi hymeneissäsi
elative hymenistäsi hymeneistäsi
illative hymeniisi hymeneihisi
adessive hymenilläsi hymeneilläsi
ablative hymeniltäsi hymeneiltäsi
allative hymenillesi hymeneillesi
essive hymeninäsi hymeneinäsi
translative hymeniksesi hymeneiksesi
abessive hymenittäsi hymeneittäsi
instructive
comitative hymeneinesi

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, skin, membrane).

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Noun

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hymen m (plural hymens)

  1. (anatomy) hymen
  2. marriage

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  • English: hymen
  • Romanian: himen
  • Turkish: himen

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Polish

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hymen

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin hymēn.

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Noun

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hymen m inan

  1. (anatomy, literary) hymen (membrane which occludes the vagina)
    Synonym: błona dziewicza

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Further reading

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  • hymen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hymen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • hymen in PWN's encyclopedia

Slovak

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, skin, membrane).

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Noun

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hymen m inan (related adjective hymenálny or hymenový)

  1. hymen
    Synonym: panenská blana

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Further reading

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  • hymen”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024