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priapus

/pɹaɪˈeɪpəs/

priapus noun: an image of the god Priapus, often used as a scarecrow in ancient gardens.

Noun

priapus (plural priapi or priapuses)

  1. An image of the god Priapus, often used as a scarecrow in ancient gardens.
  2. A representation of a phallus.
    • In the digging of the Ruins & foundations of London (after the great Conflagration) there were found severall little Priapusses of Copper about an inch long, w^ch the Romans did weare about their necks.1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 31

Proper noun capitalized: Priapus

IPA/pɹaɪ̯ˈeɪ̯.pəs/

Priapus

  1. (Greek) The son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, god of procreation, and guardian of gardens and vineyards; personification of the phallus.

priapus meaning in Tamil

priapus in Tamil

சிசனம், பூள்

Forms of priapus

Noun
pluralpriapi
pluralpriapuses
Proper noun
alternative formPriapos

Origin of priapus

Latin, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).

From Latin Priāpus, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).

Words formed from priapus

Questions about priapus

What does priapus mean?
Priapus means an image of the god Priapus, often used as a scarecrow in ancient gardens.
What is priapus in Tamil?
Priapus in Tamil is சிசனம், பூள். See Priapus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is priapus?
Priapus can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce priapus?
Priapus is pronounced /pɹaɪˈeɪpəs/.
What is the plural of priapus?
The plural of priapus is priapi.

Words near priapus in the dictionary

  1. priapistic
  2. priapists
  3. Priapos
  4. priapulid
  5. priapulids
  6. priapus
  7. priapuses
  8. priar
  9. priars
  10. Priban
  11. Pribble

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