cunnio

Latin

Etymology

From cunnus (“cunt”) +‎ -io (suffix forming nouns, often pejorative).

Noun

cunniō m (genitive cunniōnis); third declension

  1. cunt-licker[1]
    Synonym: cunnilingus
    • CIL 9.6089.2:[2]
      cunnio
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Usage notes

Found inscribed on one side of a bone tile (tessera), the other side being inscribed with a numeral. Huelsen argues that such tiles were used in gambling games, with the lower numbers being assigned insulting names and the higher ones complimentary names.[3] This term would have been used as an insult, given the low general opinion of cunnilingus in ancient Roman society. However, because of the lack of context, the term's exact meaning is not clear.[4]

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative cunniō cunniōnēs
genitive cunniōnis cunniōnum
dative cunniōnī cunniōnibus
accusative cunniōnem cunniōnēs
ablative cunniōne cunniōnibus
vocative cunniō cunniōnēs

References

  1. ^ cunnio in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  2. ^ https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/3110911/image/3117460
  3. ^ Huelsen, Ch. (1896), “Miscellanea Epigrafica”, in Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Römische Abtheilung, volume 11, page 234
  4. ^ Martos Montiel, J.F. (2011), “Cunnilingus”, in Diccionario de motivos amatorios en la literatura latina (siglos iii a. c.-ii d. c.), page 116
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