Scheide

German standard term for 'vagina'.
Other meanings: scabbard.

Etymology

Same as vagina originally an euphemistic expression meaning literally 'sheath'. The English word 'sheath' is cognate to the German word 'Scheide'.

Grammar

Gender: f
Plural: Scheiden

Pronunciation

[schei'de]
'Sch-' like in schedule, '-ei-' like in I or either, '-de' device or desire.

Thesaurus

German scientific term: Vagina
German standard term: Scheide

Following terms can refer to the vagina as well as the vulva:

German colloquial terms: Muschi; seldom: Mumu
German slang terms: Möse; seldom: Fut, Spalt, Ritze
German vulgar terms: Fotze; seldom: Grotte, Punze, Fickloch [en: fuckhole]