Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spintrian

/ˈspɪntɹɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spin-tri-an
IPA: /ˈspɪntɹɪən/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to sex or fornication (especially homosexual) between three or more people.

Example Sentences

"There is a Pompeiian fresco with a spintrian grouping of three, composed of a heterosexual couple similar to that in scenes 7-15 (see n.48, above) with the addition of a male-male joining; see Maulucci Vivolo, Pompei i graffiti, 118."

Etymology

From Latin spintria (“male prostitute”), from Ancient Greek σφιγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “something which binds”), referring to the anal sphincter.

Inflected Forms

more spintrian (comparative) most spintrian (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce spintrian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɪntɹɪən/.
What does spintrian mean?: Of or pertaining to sex or fornication (especially homosexual) between three or more people.
Where does spintrian come from?: From Latin spintria (“male prostitute”), from Ancient Greek σφιγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “something which binds”), referring to the anal sphincter.

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