"Sex" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /sɛks/, /zɛks/ Audio: De-Sex.ogg Forms: Sexes [genitive], Sex [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Sex [nominative, singular], Sexes [genitive, singular], Sex [genitive, singular], Sex [dative, singular], Sex [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -ɛks Etymology: Borrowed from English sex. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|sex|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English sex, {{bor+|de|en|sex}} Borrowed from 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}}
  1. sex (sexual intercourse) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Categories (topical): Sex Derived forms: Gruppensex [masculine] Related terms: Sex-Appeal
    Sense id: en-Sex-de-noun-HCAOypYT Disambiguation of Sex: 51 30 19 Synonyms: Geschlechtsverkehr, Koitus, Kopulation, Sex, S*x (english: censored), 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, Sex
    Sense id: en-Sex-de-noun-lVcHCkOx
  3. (colloquial) sex appeal Tags: colloquial, masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Anreiz, Sexappeal, Zauber, Sex-Appeal
    Sense id: en-Sex-de-noun-aH7Xa~NZ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 23 1 77

Inflected forms

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        "jargon",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "Sexus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sex"
}

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