dildo

See also: Dildo and dildǫʼ

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɪldəʊ/
(UK) IPA^(key): [ˈdɪɫdəʊ]
Audio (UK) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): [ˈdɪɫdoʊ]
Rhymes: -ɪldəʊ

Etymology 1

Unclear; possibly an alteration of English English diddle; compare the use of dildo², like diddle, as an expressive nonsense syllable in often sexual songs. Compare the spelling dil doul, found in e.g. The Maids Complaint for want of a Dil Doul, a song in the library of Samuel Pepys. Unlikely to be related to Italian diletto (“delight”) or Latin dīlātō (“I open up, spread”), often cited etymologies.[1]

An assortment of dildos.

A woman with a dildo on an Ancient Greek vase from 490 BCE.

Noun

dildo (plural dildos or dildoes)

An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
(derogatory) An idiot, a bore.
- 1984, Alex Cox, Repo Man, spoken by Otto Maddox (Emilio Estevez):
  I take back cars from dildos who don't pay their bills. Cool huh?
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, OCLC 59891543, page 22:
  ‘Thompson?’ Heydon-Bayley had shrieked. ‘But he's a complete dildo, surely?’¶ ‘I like him,’ said Adrian. ‘He's unusual.’¶ ‘Graceless, you mean. Wooden.’
(derogatory, vulgar, slang) Any device or implement.
- 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 43:
  Call ghost hunters? Those fuckers will show up with gas powered dildos and burn the woods down.
A columnar cactus of the West Indies (Pilosocereus royenii).
- 1910, Forrest Shreve, “The coastal deserts of Jamaica”, in The Plant World: An Illustrated Monthly Journal of Popular Botany, volume 13, pages 129-130:
  The commonest and most conspicuous of the cacti is the "dildoe" (Cereus Swartzii), a columnar form growing to as much as 20 feet in height, a plant the gross physiology of which is probably very similar to that of the sahuaro (Camegiea gigantea).

Derived terms

double dildo

Descendants

→ Danish: dildo
→ Dutch: dildo
→ Finnish: dildo
→ German: Dildo
→ Hindi: डिल्डो (ḍilḍo)
→ Norwegian Bokmål: dildo
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: dildo
→ Polish: dildo
→ Portuguese: dildo
→ Romanian: dildo
→ Spanish: dildo
→ Turkish: dildo

Translations

artificial phallus

Arabic: قَضِيب اِصْطِنَاعِيّ‎ m (qaḍīb iṣṭināʕiyy)
Armenian: արհեստական առնանդամ (arhestakan aṙnandam)
Middle Armenian: զուպայ (zupay)
Belarusian: фалаіміта́тар m (falaimitátar)
Bengali: ডিলডো (bn) (ḍilôḍo), ডিল্ডো (bn) (ḍilḍo)
Bulgarian: изку́ствен пе́нис m (izkústven pénis), ди́лдо n (díldo), фа́лос m (fálos)
Catalan: consolador m, olisbe (ca) m, godomací (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 假陽具／假阳具 (yue) (gaa² joeng⁴ geoi⁶), 假鳩／假鸠 (yue) (gaa² gau¹) (vulgar)
Mandarin: 假陰莖／假阴茎 (zh) (jiǎyīnjīng),假雞巴／假鸡巴 (zh) (jiǎjībā), 按摩棒 (zh) (ànmóbàng)
Min Nan: 角車／角车 (kakchhia), 假膦鳥／假膦鸟 (kélānchiáu)
Czech: robertek (cs) m, dildo n
Danish: dildo c, vibrator c
Dutch: dildo (nl) m, vibrator (nl) m
Esperanto: gadmeso (eo)
Faroese: dildo f, vibratorur m
Finnish: dildo (fi), hieromasauva (fi)
French: godemichet (fr) m, gode (fr) m, phallus artificiel m, olisbos (fr) m, dildo (fr) m, miché (fr) m, michet (fr) m
German: Dildo (de) m, Plastikschwanz m
Greek: όλισβος (el) m (ólisvos)
Ancient: ὄλισβος m (ólisbos), βαυβών m (baubṓn)
Hindi: डिल्डो (ḍilḍo)
Irish: bod bréige m
Italian: dildo (it) m, vibratore (it) m
Japanese: 張形 (はりかた, harikata, はりがた, harigata), ディルド (dirudo)
Korean: 딜도 (dildo), 모조남근 (mojonamgeun)
Latin: fascinum n
Macedonian: дилдо n (dildo), вештачки пенис m (veštački penis)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: dildo m
Nynorsk: dildo m
Ottoman Turkish: مچاچنك‎ (meçaçeñ)
Polish: dildo (pl), jebadło (pl) n (vulgar)
Portuguese: dildo (pt) m, consolo (pt) m (Brazil, colloquial)
Romanian: dildo n
Russian: фаллоимита́тор (ru) m (falloimitátor), ди́лдо (ru) m (díldo), самоты́к (ru) m (samotýk)
Serbo-Croatian: dildo (sh) m
Spanish: consolador (es) m, dildo
Swedish: dildo (sv) c, löspenis c
Turkish: dildo, zıbık (tr) (obsolete)
Ukrainian: фалоіміта́тор (uk) m (faloimitátor)
Welsh: cala goeg (cy) f

Verb

dildo (third-person singular simple present dildoes, present participle dildoing, simple past and past participle dildoed)

(transitive) To penetrate with a dildo or with another object as if it were a dildo.
- 1681, Scudamore, Homer A la Mode, 2, 48:
  Venus […] is Dildo'd by Cauda Draconis.
- 2010, Reggie Chesterfield, Goody Goes Bad!, page 40:
  A muscular female prison guard was dildoing a petite brunette with a night stick.

Etymology 2

Related to other nonsense syllables like dido and diddle(-diddle), which similarly developed sexual senses. Found since at least the 1500s, often in contexts where allusion is being made to the sexual sense (above).[2] Possibly influenced by Middle English dildoun (“darling, pet”), early modern English dildin (“sweetheart”); compare Old Norse dilla (“to lull”), dillindo (“lullaby”).[1]

Alternative forms

dildoides, dildidoes pl (17th c.)

Interjection

dildo

(obsolete) A burden a phrase or theme that recurs at the end of a verse of a folk song.
- c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The VVinters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
  , Act IV, scene iv:
  He hath songs for man or woman, of all sizes; […] with such delicate burthens of dildos and fadings,
- c. 1600, Thomas Morley, Will You Buy a Fine Dog?:
  Will you buy a fine dog, with a hole in his head?
  With a dildo, dildo, dildo; […]
- c. 1600-1636, William Sampson, The Vow Breaker:
  oh Vrsula, Vrsula pity me with a dildo, dildo, dillory?

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “dildo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Gordon Williams, Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdɪldo]

Noun

dildo n

dildo
Synonym: robertek

Declension

Declension of dildo

	singular	plural
nominative	dildo	dilda
genitive	dilda	dild
dative	dildu	dildům
accusative	dildo	dilda
vocative	dildo	dilda
locative	dildu	dildech
instrumental	dildem	dildy

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English dildo.

Noun

dildo m (definite singular dildoen, indefinite plural dildoer, definite plural dildoerne)

dildo

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English dildo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɪl.doː/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: dil‧do

Noun

dildo m (plural dildo's)

dildo

Synonyms

kunstpenis

Derived terms

voorbinddildo

Finnish

Etymology

From English dildo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdildo/, [ˈdildo̞]
Rhymes: -ildo
Syllabification^(key): dil‧do

Noun

dildo

dildo

Declension

Inflection of dildo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		dildo	dildot
genitive		dildon	dildojen
partitive		dildoa	dildoja
illative		dildoon	dildoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dildo	dildot
accusative	nom.	dildo	dildot
accusative	gen.	dildon	dildot
genitive		dildon	dildojen
partitive		dildoa	dildoja
inessive		dildossa	dildoissa
elative		dildosta	dildoista
illative		dildoon	dildoihin
adessive		dildolla	dildoilla
ablative		dildolta	dildoilta
allative		dildolle	dildoille
essive		dildona	dildoina
translative		dildoksi	dildoiksi
instructive		—	dildoin
abessive		dildotta	dildoitta
comitative		—	dildoineen

Possessive forms of dildo (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	dildoni	dildomme
2nd person	dildosi	dildonne
3rd person	dildonsa

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English dildo.

Noun

dildo m (definite singular dildoen, indefinite plural dildoer, definite plural dildoene)

dildo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English dildo.

Noun

dildo m (definite singular dildoen, indefinite plural dildoar, definite plural dildoane)

dildo

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English dildo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdil.dɔ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ildɔ
Syllabification: dil‧do

Noun

dildo n

dildo

Declension

Declension of dildo

	singular	plural
nominative	dildo	dilda
genitive	dilda	dildów
dative	dildu	dildom
accusative	dildo	dilda
instrumental	dildem	dildami
locative	dildzie	dildach
vocative	dildo	dilda

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English dildo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiw.du/ [ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯.du]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiw.do/ [ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯.do]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdil.du/ [ˈdiɫ.du]

Noun

dildo m (plural dildos)

dildo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English dildo.

Noun

dildo n (plural dildouri)

dildo

Declension

Declension of dildo

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) dildo	dildoul	(niște) dildouri	dildourile
genitive/dative	(unui) dildo	dildoului	(unor) dildouri	dildourilor
vocative	dildoule		dildourilor

Spanish

Noun

dildo m (plural dildos)

dildo

Swedish

Noun

dildo c

dildo

Declension

Declension of dildo
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dildo	dildon	dildoar	dildoarna
Genitive	dildos	dildons	dildoars	dildoarnas

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English dildo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdildo]
Hyphenation: dil‧do

Noun

dildo (definite accusative dildoyu, plural dildolar)

dildo

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

dildo

Definite accusative

dildoyu

Singular

Plural

Nominative

dildo

dildolar

Definite accusative

dildoyu

dildoları

Dative

dildoya

dildolara

Locative

dildoda

dildolarda

Ablative

dildodan

dildolardan

Genitive

dildonun

dildoların

Possessive forms
Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	dildom	dildolarım
2nd singular	dildon	dildoların
3rd singular	dildosu	dildoları
1st plural	dildomuz	dildolarımız
2nd plural	dildonuz	dildolarınız
3rd plural	dildoları	dildoları
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	dildomu	dildolarımı
2nd singular	dildonu	dildolarını
3rd singular	dildosunu	dildolarını
1st plural	dildomuzu	dildolarımızı
2nd plural	dildonuzu	dildolarınızı
3rd plural	dildolarını	dildolarını
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	dildoma	dildolarıma
2nd singular	dildona	dildolarına
3rd singular	dildosuna	dildolarına
1st plural	dildomuza	dildolarımıza
2nd plural	dildonuza	dildolarınıza
3rd plural	dildolarına	dildolarına
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	dildomda	dildolarımda
2nd singular	dildonda	dildolarında
3rd singular	dildosunda	dildolarında
1st plural	dildomuzda	dildolarımızda
2nd plural	dildonuzda	dildolarınızda
3rd plural	dildolarında	dildolarında
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	dildomdan	dildolarımdan
2nd singular	dildondan	dildolarından
3rd singular	dildosundan	dildolarından
1st plural	dildomuzdan	dildolarımızdan
2nd plural	dildonuzdan	dildolarınızdan
3rd plural	dildolarından	dildolarından
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	dildomun	dildolarımın
2nd singular	dildonun	dildolarının
3rd singular	dildosunun	dildolarının
1st plural	dildomuzun	dildolarımızın
2nd plural	dildonuzun	dildolarınızın
3rd plural	dildolarının	dildolarının

[EO-1] Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “dildo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

[2] Gordon Williams, Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature

dildo

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

See also

Verb

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Interjection

References

Czech

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Further reading

Danish

Etymology

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Dutch

Etymology

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Noun

Synonyms

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Finnish

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Polish

Etymology

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Noun

Declension

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

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Noun

Romanian

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Noun

Declension

Spanish

Noun

Swedish

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Turkish

Etymology

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Noun

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