"intersex" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɪntɚsɛks/ [General-American], /ˈɪntəsɛks/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From German Intersexe; corresponding to inter- + sex. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Intersexe}} German Intersexe, {{af|en|inter-|sex}} inter- + sex Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} intersex (not comparable)
  1. (of an individual) Having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Gender, Intersex, People, Sex Synonyms (clinical): pseudohermaphroditic [offensive, sometimes], pseudohermaphrodite [offensive, sometimes] Translations (having an intersex condition): ինտերսեքս (intersekʻs) (Armenian), আন্তঃলিঙ্গ (antoḥliṅgo) (Bengali), buraybuto (Bikol Central), intersexual (Catalan), interseksueel (Dutch), interseks (Dutch), interseksa (Esperanto), ambaŭseksa (Esperanto), kaksineuvoinen (Finnish), intersexué (French), intersexe (French), intersexual (Galician), intersexuell (German), intergeschlechtlich (German), idirghnéasach [masculine] (Irish), interpłciowy [masculine] (Polish), intersexual (Portuguese), интерсексуа́льный (intɛrsɛksuálʹnyj) (Russian), eadar-ghnèitheach (Scottish Gaelic), intersexual (Spanish), rhyngrywiol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-intersex-en-adj-a3J6XsvX Disambiguation of Gender: 61 6 7 11 15 Disambiguation of Intersex: 60 8 6 8 18 Disambiguation of People: 26 31 0 35 8 Disambiguation of Sex: 63 3 2 12 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 9 20 18 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 36 16 15 14 18 Disambiguation of 'clinical': 75 25 Disambiguation of 'having an intersex condition': 84 16
  2. (fantasy) A person who can get pregnant and also impregnate someone else. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Fantasy, Fictional abilities, People
    Sense id: en-intersex-en-adj-PX-AwM8K Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 23 56 7 8 7 Disambiguation of People: 26 31 0 35 8 Topics: fantasy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: intersexed, intersexual, hermaphroditic [offensive, sometimes], hermaphrodite [offensive, sometimes] Synonyms (on forms and documents): indeterminate, X Derived forms: intersexed, intersexuality
Disambiguation of 'on forms and documents': 52 48

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɪntɚsɛks/ [General-American], /ˈɪntəsɛks/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: intersexes [plural]
Etymology: From German Intersexe; corresponding to inter- + sex. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Intersexe}} German Intersexe, {{af|en|inter-|sex}} inter- + sex Head templates: {{en-noun}} intersex (plural intersexes)
  1. The condition of being intersex; intersexuality.
    Sense id: en-intersex-en-noun-CSDcbAO1
  2. (biology, zoology) An individual with any of these conditions. Categories (topical): Biology, Zoology, People Translations (individual): intersexe [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 雙性人 (Chinese Mandarin), 双性人 (shuāngxìngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 間性人 (Chinese Mandarin), 间性人 (jiānxìngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), interseksueel [masculine] (Dutch), interseks [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), interseksulo (Esperanto), ambaŭseksulo (Esperanto), kaksineuvoinen (Finnish), intersexué [masculine] (French), intersexuée [feminine] (French), intersexual [feminine, masculine] (Galician), Intersexuelle [feminine] (German), Intersexueller [masculine] (German), Intersex-Person [feminine] (German), ίντερσεξ (íntersex) [neuter] (Greek), 半陰陽者 (han'in'yōsha) (alt: はんいんようしゃ) (Japanese), अन्तरलिङ्गी (antaraliṅgī) (Nepali), त्यामज्यू यचिं (tyāmajyū yaciṃ) (Newar), intersexual (Portuguese), интерсексуа́л (intɛrsɛksuál) [masculine] (Russian), интерсексуа́лка (intɛrsɛksuálka) [feminine] (Russian), intersexual [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-intersex-en-noun-BMlnaV2C Disambiguation of People: 26 31 0 35 8 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'individual': 2 98

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɪntɚsɛks/ [General-American], /ˈɪntəsɛks/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: intersexes [present, singular, third-person], intersexing [participle, present], intersexed [participle, past], intersexed [past]
Etymology: From German Intersexe; corresponding to inter- + sex. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Intersexe}} German Intersexe, {{af|en|inter-|sex}} inter- + sex Head templates: {{en-verb}} intersex (third-person singular simple present intersexes, present participle intersexing, simple past and past participle intersexed)
  1. (nonstandard) To make intersex. Tags: nonstandard Synonyms: intersexualize Related terms: hermaphroditism, pseudohermaphroditism, androgynous, bigender, ambigender
    Sense id: en-intersex-en-verb-Yw9k-otm

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      "word": "ίντερσεξ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はんいんようしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "han'in'yōsha",
      "sense": "individual",
      "word": "半陰陽者"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "antaraliṅgī",
      "sense": "individual",
      "word": "अन्तरलिङ्गी"
    },
    {
      "code": "new",
      "lang": "Newar",
      "roman": "tyāmajyū yaciṃ",
      "sense": "individual",
      "word": "त्यामज्यू यचिं"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "individual",
      "word": "intersexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "intɛrsɛksuál",
      "sense": "individual",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "интерсексуа́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "intɛrsɛksuálka",
      "sense": "individual",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "интерсексуа́лка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "individual",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "intersexual"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "intersex"
  ],
  "word": "intersex"
}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from German",
    "English terms derived from German",
    "English terms prefixed with inter-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English verbs",
    "Requests for review of Azerbaijani translations",
    "Requests for review of Classical Nahuatl translations",
    "en:Fictional abilities",
    "en:Gender",
    "en:Intersex",
    "en:People",
    "en:Sex"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Intersexe"
      },
      "expansion": "German Intersexe",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "inter-",
        "3": "sex"
      },
      "expansion": "inter- + sex",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Intersexe; corresponding to inter- + sex.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "intersexes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intersexing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intersexed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intersexed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hermaphroditism"
    },
    {
      "word": "pseudohermaphroditism"
    },
    {
      "word": "androgynous"
    },
    {
      "word": "bigender"
    },
    {
      "word": "ambigender"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English nonstandard terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, Patrick Colm Hogan, Ulysses and the Poetics of Cognition, page 176",
          "text": "The point is significant in light of current political issues surrounding real intersexed individuals. [...] It is clearly the case that physical intersexing and psychological androgyny do not conform to sex and gender norms in society. [...]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make intersex."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard) To make intersex."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "intersexualize"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɪntɚsɛks/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɪntəsɛks/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "intersex"
  ],
  "word": "intersex"
}

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