"Sex" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /sɛks/, /zɛks/ [dated] Audio: De-Sex.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -ɛks Etymology: 20th century, from English sex. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|en:sex<id:reproductive category>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "reproductive category", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*séks-u-s", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "cut", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sek-", "gloss" : "to cut", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*seksus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*sékh₁yeti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "cut", "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "cut", "pos" : "root" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sek-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*sekaō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "secō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "secāre", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sexus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "sexe", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "sexe", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sex", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Sex", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Sex">, {{bor|de|en|sex}} English sex Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(es).sg}} Sex m (strong, genitive Sexes or Sex, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(es).sg}} Forms: Sexes [genitive], Sex [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Sex [nominative, singular], Sexes [genitive, singular], Sex [genitive, singular], Sex [dative, singular], Sex [accusative, singular], S*x [alternative]
  1. sex (sexual intercourse) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Derived forms: Gruppensex [masculine] Related terms: kopulieren, Sex-Appeal
    Sense id: en-Sex-de-noun-HCAOypYT Categories (other): German entries with etymon, Sex Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 44 7 49 Disambiguation of Sex: 48 13 39 Synonyms: Geschlechtsverkehr, Koitus, Kopulation, Akt, Begattung, Beischlaf, Beiwohnung, Belager [dated], Bums [slang], Fick [vulgar], Geficke [vulgar], geschlechtliche Vereinigung, Geschlechtsakt, Geschlechtsverkehr [formal], Gevögel [vulgar], GV [jargon], Intimverkehr [euphemistic], Kohabitation, Koitus, Kopulation, Liebesakt, Nummer [slang], Schläferstunden [euphemistic], Sex, Sexualverkehr, Verkehr [euphemistic], Erotik, Fleischeslust, Geschlechtlichkeit, Geschlechtsleben, Sexualität, Sexualleben, Genus, Geschlecht, Sexus [in this sense, jargon, rare]
  2. sexuality Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Fleischeslust, Geschlechtlichkeit, Sexualität
    Sense id: en-Sex-de-noun-lVcHCkOx
  3. (colloquial) sex appeal Tags: colloquial, masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Sex-de-noun-aH7Xa~NZ Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 44 7 49 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 42 3 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 4 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 2 59 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 29 3 68 Synonyms: Anreiz, Sexappeal, Zauber, Anreiz, Anziehungskraft, Appeal, Attraktivität, Ausstrahlung, Bann, Charisma, Charme, Faszination, Liebreiz, Reiz, Schönheit, Sex [colloquial], Sex-Appeal, Sexappeal, Verlockung, Wirkung, Zauber, Zugkraft

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "Sexes",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Sex",
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        "genitive"
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Sex",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Sexes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sex",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sex",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sex",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "S*x",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "kopulieren"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Sex-Appeal"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "German terms with quotations"
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              27
            ]
          ],
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          "text": "Über Sex kann man nur auf Englisch singen / Allzu leicht kann's im Deutschen peinlich klingen",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "Geschlechtsverkehr"
        },
        {
          "word": "Koitus"
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        {
          "word": "Kopulation"
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "Geschlechtlichkeit"
        },
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          "word": "Sexualität"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
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        "strong"
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        "(colloquial) sex appeal"
      ],
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal",
          "word": "Charme"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal",
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        },
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          "word": "Liebreiz"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal",
          "word": "Reiz"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal",
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        {
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal",
          "word": "Sexappeal"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal",
          "word": "Verlockung"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal",
          "word": "Wirkung"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal",
          "word": "Zauber"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal",
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      "ipa": "/sɛks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛks/",
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/De-Sex.ogg",
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      ]
    },
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    }
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Akt"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Begattung"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Beischlaf"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Beiwohnung"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "Belager"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Bums"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "Fick"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "Geficke"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "geschlechtliche Vereinigung"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Geschlechtsakt"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "Geschlechtsverkehr"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "Gevögel"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
        "jargon"
      ],
      "word": "GV"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic"
      ],
      "word": "Intimverkehr"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Kohabitation"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Koitus"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
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    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Liebesakt"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Nummer"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
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        "euphemistic"
      ],
      "word": "Schläferstunden"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Sex"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
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    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic"
      ],
      "word": "Verkehr"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Erotik"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Fleischeslust"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Geschlechtlichkeit"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Geschlechtsleben"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Sexualität"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Sexualleben"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Genus"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "word": "Geschlecht"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:Sex",
      "tags": [
        "in this sense",
        "jargon",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "Sexus"
    }
  ],
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}

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