kuteklis

Latvian

Etymology

From kut(ēt) (to tickle) +‎ -eklis. The sense of "clitoris" is analogous to, and possibly calqued from, German Kitzler (compare also Dutch kittelaar).

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Noun

kuteklis m (2nd declension)

  1. tickler, object for tickling, caressing
    pūkainais kuteklisfluffy tickler
  2. (anatomy, colloquial) clitoris, clit (female organ of sexual stimulation, situated on the upper part of the labia majora)
    kaunums, kuteklis un jaunavības plēvepubic region, clitoris and hymen
    kuteklis ir pati jutīgākā sievietes ķermeņa daļathe clitoris, clit is the most sensitive part of a woman's body

Declension

Declension of kuteklis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative kuteklis kutekļi
genitive kutekļa kutekļu
dative kuteklim kutekļiem
accusative kutekli kutekļus
instrumental kutekli kutekļiem
locative kuteklī kutekļos
vocative kutekli kutekļi

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