# smegma
## English
### Etymology

From Latin, borrowed from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma), alternative form of σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, detergent”), from σμάω (smáō, “I wipe, clean”).

### Pronunciation

* enPR: smĕgʹmə, IPA: /ˈsmɛɡmə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

smegma (countable and uncountable, plural smegmata or smegmas)
* A whitish sebaceous secretion that collects between the glans penis and foreskin or in the vulva.
** 1979, J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company, chapter 30:I saw Mrs St Cloud wander happily through the flower-filled streets, her belly smeared with smegma, breasts bruised by the hands of boys.

#### Synonyms

* cheese (slang), cock cheese (vulgar slang), dick cheese (vulgar slang), knob cheese (vulgar slang)

#### Derived terms

* smeg

#### Translations
### References

* Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “smegma”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsmɛɡma]

### Noun

smegma n
* smegma

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “smegma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “smegma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Noun

smegma n (singular definite smegmaet, not used in plural form)
* smegma

#### Synonyms

* nakkeost

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin smēgma, from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsmɛx.maː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: smeg‧ma

### Noun

smegma n (uncountable)
* smegma

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English smegma), ultimately from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsmeɡmɑ/, [ˈs̠me̞ɡmɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eɡmɑ
* Hyphenation: smeg‧ma

### Noun

smegma
* smegma

#### Declension

Possessive forms of smegma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
smegmani
smegmani
accusative
nom.
smegmani
smegmani
gen.
smegmani
genitive
smegmani
smegmojeni smegmaini $^{rare}$
partitive
smegmaani
smegmojani
inessive
smegmassani
smegmoissani
elative
smegmastani
smegmoistani
illative
smegmaani
smegmoihini
adessive
smegmallani
smegmoillani
ablative
smegmaltani
smegmoiltani
allative
smegmalleni
smegmoilleni
essive
smegmanani
smegmoinani
translative
smegmakseni
smegmoikseni
abessive
smegmattani
smegmoittani
instructive
comitative
—smegmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
smegmasi
smegmasi
accusative
nom.
smegmasi
smegmasi
gen.
smegmasi
genitive
smegmasi
smegmojesi smegmaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
smegmaasi
smegmojasi
inessive
smegmassasi
smegmoissasi
elative
smegmastasi
smegmoistasi
illative
smegmaasi
smegmoihisi
adessive
smegmallasi
smegmoillasi
ablative
smegmaltasi
smegmoiltasi
allative
smegmallesi
smegmoillesi
essive
smegmanasi
smegmoinasi
translative
smegmaksesi
smegmoiksesi
abessive
smegmattasi
smegmoittasi
instructive
comitative
—smegmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
smegmamme
smegmamme
accusative
nom.
smegmamme
smegmamme
gen.
smegmamme
genitive
smegmamme
smegmojemme smegmaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
smegmaamme
smegmojamme
inessive
smegmassamme
smegmoissamme
elative
smegmastamme
smegmoistamme
illative
smegmaamme
smegmoihimme
adessive
smegmallamme
smegmoillamme
ablative
smegmaltamme
smegmoiltamme
allative
smegmallemme
smegmoillemme
essive
smegmanamme
smegmoinamme
translative
smegmaksemme
smegmoiksemme
abessive
smegmattamme
smegmoittamme
instructive
comitative
—smegmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
smegmanne
smegmanne
accusative
nom.
smegmanne
smegmanne
gen.
smegmanne
genitive
smegmanne
smegmojenne smegmainne $^{rare}$
partitive
smegmaanne
smegmojanne
inessive
smegmassanne
smegmoissanne
elative
smegmastanne
smegmoistanne
illative
smegmaanne
smegmoihinne
adessive
smegmallanne
smegmoillanne
ablative
smegmaltanne
smegmoiltanne
allative
smegmallenne
smegmoillenne
essive
smegmananne
smegmoinanne
translative
smegmaksenne
smegmoiksenne
abessive
smegmattanne
smegmoittanne
instructive
comitative
—smegmoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
smegmansa
smegmansa
accusative
nom.
smegmansa
smegmansa
gen.
smegmansa
genitive
smegmansa
smegmojensa smegmainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
smegmaansa
smegmojaan smegmojansa
inessive
smegmassaan smegmassansa
smegmoissaan smegmoissansa
elative
smegmastaan smegmastansa
smegmoistaan smegmoistansa
illative
smegmaansa
smegmoihinsa
adessive
smegmallaan smegmallansa
smegmoillaan smegmoillansa
ablative
smegmaltaan smegmaltansa
smegmoiltaan smegmoiltansa
allative
smegmalleen smegmallensa
smegmoilleen smegmoillensa
essive
smegmanaan smegmanansa
smegmoinaan smegmoinansa
translative
smegmakseen smegmaksensa
smegmoikseen smegmoiksensa
abessive
smegmattaan smegmattansa
smegmoittaan smegmoittansa
instructive
comitative
—smegmoineen smegmoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* esinahkatali

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /smɛɡ.ma/

### Noun

smegma m (plural smegmas)
* smegma

#### Derived terms

* smectique

### References

* Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

### Anagrams

* gammes

## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma), alternative spelling of σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, detergent”), from σμάω (smáō, “I wipe, clean”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsmeːɡ.ma/, [ˈs̠meːɡmä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈsmeɡ.ma/, [ˈzmɛɡmä]

### Noun

smēgma n (genitive smēgmatis); third declension
* ointment

#### Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

### References

* “smegma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* smegma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Lithuanian
### Noun

smegma f
* smegma

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma), alternative form of σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, detergent”), from σμάω (smáō, “I wipe, clean”).

### Noun

smegma c
* smegma
    Synonym: (slang) flensost

#### Declension
### References

* smegma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* smegma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* smegma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH
* Fula Ordboken