see|sex-
English
Etymology
Via ME. and OF. from L. term|sexus
Pronunciation
AHD|s�ks, IPA|/s�ks/, SAMPA|/sEks/
audio|en-us-sex.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun|es|-
- uncountable The act of sexual intercourse.
- countable Either of two main divisions (either male or female) into which many organisms can be placed, according to reproductive function or organs.
#: What sex is that hamster?
- euphemism genitalia|Genitalia; a penis or vagina.
- context|with definite article|dated women|Women, womankind.
#* 1759, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 60):
#*: unless it was with his sister-in-law, my father's wife and my mother,��my uncle Toby scarce exchanged three words with the sex in as many years
#* 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Adventure of the Dying Detective� (Norton 2005, p.1342)
#*: He disliked and distrusted the sex, but he was always a chivalrous opponent.
#: All you ever think about is sex.
Synonyms
sense|kind of an organism as determined by its reproductive organs gender, sexuality
sense|sexual intercourse sexual intercourse; see also WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse
Translations
trans-top|kind of an organism as determined by its reproductive organs
Arabic: ARchar|ج�س (jins)
Armenian: սեռ (se�)
Bosnian: t-|bs|pol|m
Bulgarian: пол (pol) m
Catalan: sexe m
Chinese: ��, �� (xìngbié)
Danish: køn
Dutch: geslacht n, sekse f
Finnish: t+|fi|sukupuoli
French: t+|fr|sexe|m
German: t+|de|Geschlecht|n
Greek: Ï�Ï�λο (filo) n, γÎνοÏ� (genos) n, Ï�εξ n
Hebrew: he-translation|×�×�×�|mÃn m, he-translation|×�×�×�ר|migdár (literally: gender)
Hungarian: t+|hu|nem
Interlingua: sexo
Irish: t-|ga|gnéas|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|sesso|m
Japanese: t|ja|��|trseibetsu|scJpan
Korean: t+|ko|�|trseong|scHang
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Kurdish: t+|ku|zayend, t+|ku|cins, t-|ku|cinsiyet
Latin: t-|la|sexus|m
Malayalam: ലി��� (limgam)
Novial: sexu
Norwegian: kjønn n
Persian: FAchar|ج�س�ت (jensi-yat)
Polish: t|pl|p�e�|f
Portuguese: t+|pl|sexo|m
Romanian: t+|ro|sex|n
Russian: t+|ru|пол|m|trpol|scCyrl
Serbian:
Spanish: t+|es|sexo|m, t+|es|género|m
Swedish: t+|sv|kön|n
Telugu: లి��మ� (liMgamu)
Tagalog: kasarian
Turkish: t+|tr|cinsiyet
Ukrainian: ��� (stat�) f
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trans-top|sexual intercourse
Armenian: սե�ս (seqs), սեռական հա�աբե�ո�թյո�ն (se�akan haraberut῾yun)
Bosnian: t+|bs|seks|m
Bulgarian �ек�#Bulgarian|�ек� (seks) m
Catalan: sexe m
Chinese: �交 (xìng ji�o)
Croatian: t+|hr|seks|m
Danish: sex, kønsliv, seksualliv, seksuel omgang, samleje, erotik
Dutch: t-|nl|seks|m, t+|nl|geslachtsgemeenschap|m, t+|nl|vrijen|n
Finnish: t+|fi|seksi
French: t|fr|rapport sexuel|m|p|alt=rapports sexuels
German: t|de|Sex|m, t+|de|Geschlechtsverkehr|m
Greek: t|el|Ï�Ï�νοÏ�Ï�ία|grsunousÃa|f|scGrek, t|el|γενεÏ�ήÏ�ια Ï�Ï�άξη|f|trgenetá¸�sia práksi|scGrek, t|el|εÏ�Ï�Ï�ική εÏ�αÏ�ή|f|trerÅ�tiká¸� epafá¸�|scGrek, t|el|Ï�εξ|n|trsex|scGrek
Hebrew: he-translation|×�×�ס×� ×�×�×�|yakhaséy mÃn (literally: sexual relations) m|p, he-translation|×�×�×�|mÃn m, he-translation|סקס|séks m
Hungarian: szex
Italian: t+|it|sesso|m
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Japanese: t-|ja|�交|trseik�|scJpan, t|ja|����|trsekkusu|scJpan
Kurdish: seks, guhnelî, perîn, cotbûn, têkiliyên zayendî, (vulgar) gan
Old English: t-|ang|hæmed|althǣmed|xsOld English, t-|ang|legerteam|altleġert�am|xsOld English, t-|ang|wifgemana|altwīfġem�na|xsOld English
Malayalam: à´²àµ�à´�à´�à´¿à´�ബനàµ�à´§à´� (laimgika bandham), à´¸à´�à´àµ�à´�à´� (sambhogam), à´®àµ�à´¥àµ�à´¨à´� (maithhunam)
Norwegian: t+|no|sex|m
Persian: FAchar|��خ�ابگ� (ham-khaabegy)
Polish: t+|pl|seks|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|sexo|m, t+|pt|transa|f
Romanian: t-|ro|relaţii sexuale|f|p
Russian: t+|ru|�ек�|m|trseks|scCyrl
Serbian:
Spanish: t-|es|relación|f|p|alt=relaciones sexuales, t+|es|sexo|m, qualifier|attributive t+|es|sexual|m|f
Swedish: t+|sv|sex|n
Telugu: à°¸à°�à°à±�à°�à°®à±� (saMbhOgamu), à°®à±�à°§à±�నమà±� (maidhunamu), రతి (rathi)
Tagalog: pagtalik, kantot (vulgar)
Turkish: t-|tr|cinsel ili�ki, t+|tr|seks
Ukrainian: л�бо�� (ljúboš�i) p
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: reizh (1,2,3)
ttbc|Indonesian: seks (2), jenis kelamin (1)
ttbc|Slovak: pohlavie (1); sex#Slovak|sex (2,3)
Verb
en-verb|sex|es
- transitive To determine the sex of.
#: It is not easy to sex a hyena.
- transitive (informal) To have sex with.
#: The passionate lovers sexed each other every night.
- sex up
Translations
trans-top|to determine the sex of
Danish: kønsbestemme
Dutch: geslacht bepalen
German: das Geschlecht bestimmen, sexen
Lithuanian: myl�tis
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Spanish: sexar
Swedish: könsbestämma
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trans-top|informal: to have sex with
Danish: bolle, have samleje med
Dutch: vrijen, de liefde bedrijven
Finnish: t+|fi|rakastella
Hebrew: he-translation|×�ק×�×�×� ×�×�ס×�×�|lekayém yakhasÃm (literally: to have relations), he-translation|×�×�×�×�×�|lezayén vulgar
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Japanese: ������ (sekkusu-suru)
Swedish: knulla, ha samlag med, bola (archaic)
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Derived terms
desex
sexiness
sexual
sexuality
sexy
unisex
unsex
Derived terms
rel-top|Derived terms
battle of the sexes
cybersex
group sex
have sex
phone sex
sex act
sex aid
sex appeal
sex bomb
sex change
sex discrimination
sex drive
sex kitten
sex machine
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sex object
sex offender
sex on legs
sex on a stick
sex organ
sex scene
sex shop
sex symbol
sex tape
sex tourism
sex toy
sex up
sex-up
whimsical sex
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Category:1000 English basic words
Danish
Etymology
From English term|sex|lang=en
Noun
sex
- sexual intercourse, sexuality
Derived terms
sexet
seksuel
Category:Danish nouns
Icelandic
Etymology
Old Norse
Number
infl|is|cardinal number|cardinal, indeclinable
- six; the cardinal number after term|fimm|langis||five and before term|sjö|langis||seven.
Related terms
qualifier|ordinal form sjötti m, sjötta f|n.
See also
sexa pos n
Latin
Number
infl|la|numeral|cardinal, indeclinable
- six
Derived terms
Icelandic: sex#Icelandic|sex
Italian: sei
French: six
Neapolitan: séje
Spanish: seis
Category:la:Cardinal numbers
Romanian
Etymology
L.|ro term|sexus
Noun
ro-noun|gendn|plsexe|pl2=sexuri
- gender, #English|sex
Declension
ro-noun-n|plsexe|defsexul
Derived terms
sexul slab
sexul tare
Noun
ro-noun|gend=n
- #English|sex, sexual relations
Category:ro:Sex|
Slovak
Noun
infl|sk|noun|gender=m|declension pattern|{{dub}}
- sex#English|sex (intercourse, sexual activity)
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio|Sv-sex.ogg|audio
Noun
infl|sv|noun
- sex#English|sex (intercourse, sexual activity)
Number
infl|sv|cardinal number|cardinal
- six
Derived terms
sexa
sjätte
sjättedel
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