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1 == 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived Terms 2 == 2.1 Noun

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Pronunciation

• /vəjīʹnə/
• [vəˈdʒaɪnə]

  Rhymes: -aɪnə

Etymology

From Latin vāgīna, sheath.

Noun

vagina (Plural: vaginas or vaginae )

n. pl. vaginas or vaginae

1. Anatomy
   • The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus in female mammals.
   • A similar part in some invertebrates.
2. Botany
   • A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.

Translations

• German: Scheide f (1), Vagina f (1)

Derived Terms

• vaginal

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Noun

vāgīna f 1st declension

1. a sheath