Αυνάν

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αὐνάν (Aunán), from Hebrew אוֹנָן (onán).

Proper noun

Αυνάν • (Avnán) m

1. (biblical) Onan (son of Judah who is known for having ejaculated on the floor instead of during intercourse with Tamar, to prevent her bearing a child which would legally have been his deceased brother's)

Derived/Related terms

• αυνανισμός m (avnanismós, “masturbation”)
• αυνανίζομαι (avnanízomai, “to masturbate”)
• αυνανιστής m (avnanistís, “masturbator”)

Further reading

• Αυνάν on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el