lesbisch

See also: Lesbisch

Dutch

Etymology

From Lesbisch (“Lesbian, of Lesbos”), due to association with Sappho.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛs.bis/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: les‧bisch

Adjective

lesbisch (not comparable)

  1. (of a woman) lesbian (female homosexual)
  2. (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two or more women; lesbian, homosexual, gay.

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛsbɪʃ/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

lesbisch (strong nominative masculine singular lesbischer, not comparable)

  1. lesbian (of a woman, attracted to other women)
    eine lesbische Frau ― a lesbian woman
  2. lesbian (homosexual between women)
    eine lesbische Beziehung ― a lesbian relationship
  3. (relational) Lesbian (of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos)
    der lesbische Hafen ― the Lesbian harbour

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “lesbisch” in Duden online
  • “lesbisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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