intersexual

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ sexual.

Adjective

intersexual (not comparable)

1. (of a competition, etc.) Between the sexes.
2. (biology) Having both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.

Synonyms

• intersex, intersexed

Translations

between the sexes

Finnish: sukupuolten välinen Italian: intersessuale (it) Kazakh: интерсексуалды (interseksualdy), интерсексуалдық (interseksualdyq)

biology: having both male and female characteristics

Catalan: intersexual (ca) Esperanto: interseksa, ambaŭseksa Finnish: intersukupuolinen (fi) German: intersexuell (de), intergeschlechtlich (de) Hungarian: interszexuális (hu) Italian: intersessuale (it) Spanish: intersexual (es)

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Icelandic: (please verify) millikynja

Noun

intersexual (plural intersexuals)

1. An intersex person.

Synonyms

• intersex

Translations

Translations

Catalan: intersexual (ca) German: Intersex-Person f, Intersexuelle (de) f, Intersexueller (de) m

See also

• androgynous, androgyne
• epicene
• hermaphrodite

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [in.tər.sək.suˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [in.teɾ.sek.suˈal]

Adjective

intersexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural intersexuals)

1. intersexual

Noun

intersexual m or f by sense (plural intersexuals)

1. an intersexed person

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɾ.sek.suˈaw/ [ˌĩ.teɾ.sek.sʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˌĩ.teɾ.sekˈswaw/ [ˌĩ.teɾ.sekˈswaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.tɛɾ.sɛˈkswal/ [ˌĩ.tɛɾ.sɛˈkswaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.tɛɾ.sɛˈkswal/ [ˌĩ.tɛɾ.sɛˈkswaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.tɛɾ.sɛˈkswa.li/

• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧se‧xu‧al

Noun

intersexual m or f by sense (plural intersexuais)

1. (biology) intersex (individual with characteristics of both sexes)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French intersexuel. Equivalent to inter- +‎ sexual.

Adjective

intersexual m or n (feminine singular intersexuală, masculine plural intersexuali, feminine and neuter plural intersexuale)

1. intersexual

Declension

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	intersexual		intersexuală	intersexuali	intersexuale
	definite	intersexualul		intersexuala	intersexualii	intersexualele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	intersexual		intersexuale	intersexuali	intersexuale
	definite	intersexualului		intersexualei	intersexualelor	intersexualilor

Declension of intersexual

Noun

intersexual m (plural intersexuali, feminine equivalent intersexuală)

1. intersexual

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) intersexual	intersexualul	(niște) intersexuali	intersexualii
genitive/dative	(unui) intersexual	intersexualului	(unor) intersexuali	intersexualilor
vocative	intersexualule		intersexualilor

Declension of intersexual

Related terms

• intersexualitate

Spanish

Etymology

From inter- +‎ sexual.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inteɾseɡˈswal/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.seɣ̞ˈswal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧se‧xual

Adjective

intersexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural intersexuales)

1. intersexual

Derived terms

• intersexualidad

 

Further reading

• “intersexual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014