Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fellatio

/fəˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: fel-la-tio
IPA: /fəˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Performance of oral sex upon the penis.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In 7 oder 8 anderen Fällen ging die geschlechtliche Beziehung selten über enge Berührung oder gegenseitige Masturbation hinaus. In 2 oder 3 anderen Fällen ist fellatio die bevorzugte Methode."
"That the word "fellatio" has not become Anglicized is so clearly apparent that further comment seems unnecessary. […] Section 288a of the Penal Code is void for uncertainty as well as for the reason that it is not expressed in the English language.]"
"Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi): What was the name of the... that woman who gave evidence against the doctors? / Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor): Timashuk? / Lavrenti Beria (Simon Russell Beale): Yes. She's got everything we require for this situation: the location of all the remaining doctors in the Moscow area, a proven desire to survive, and a talent for fellatio."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Latin fellō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fellātiōlbor. English fellatio Learned borrowing from Latin fellātiō, from fellātus, perfect participle of fellō (“to suck, to fellate”). The word started to appear in medical literature in the 19th century but it was still treated as Latin. In 1919, the California Supreme Court struck down a law criminalizing fellatio because the state constitution required laws to be written in English. By the late 20th century, fellatio was treated as an English word.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ/
British English: /fəˈleɪ.ʃi.əʊ/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

fellatios (plural) fellation (alternative)

Derived Forms

autofellatio

Phrases

oral sex sixty-nine

Frequently Paired Words

fellate fellator fellatrix oral sex irrumatio irrumation sixty-nine cunnilingus

Synonyms

blowjob cocksucking French gobby hummer head nosh penilingus neck brain Kirk dome

Rhymes With

ratio horatio

Questions

How do you pronounce fellatio?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ/.
What does fellatio mean?: Performance of oral sex upon the penis.
Where does fellatio come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Latin fellō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fellātiōlbor. English fellatio Learned borrowing from Latin fellātiō, from fellātus, perfect participle of fellō (“to suck, to fellate”). The word started to appear in medical literature in the 19th century but it was still treated as Latin. In 1919, the California Supreme Court struck down a law criminalizing fellatio because the state constitution required laws to be written in English. By the late 20th century, fellatio was treated as an English word.

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