אינטרסקס

Hebrew

Etymology

Ultimately from German Intersexe.

Adjective

אִינְטֶרְסֶקְס • (ínterseks)

1. Intersex, intersexed.

Noun

אִינְטֶרְסֶקְס • (ínterseks) m (plural indefinite אִינְטֶרְסֶקְסִים or אִינְטֶרְסֶקְס)

1. Intersex: the condition of being intersex.
2. An intersex person.
3. (used as a plural) Intersex people.
   • 2011 May 13, ליאת שלזינגר (Liat Schlessinger), “המין השלישי: היציאה מהארון של האינטרסקס” (hamín hash'lishí: hay'tsi'á meiha'arón shel ha'ínterseks, “The third sex: The coming out of intersex people”), in nrgמעריב:

     אחרי שנים של חיים במסתור האינטרסקס לא מתביישים.

     akharéi shaním shel khayím b'mistór, ha'ínterseks lo mitbay'shím.
     After years of life in hiding, intersex people are not ashamed.

Usage notes

• The grammar of this word is not consistent. Sometimes it is treated as singular, sometimes as plural; a regular plural אינטרסקסים (interséksim) does exist. When used as a modifier, it is sometimes treated as an adjective, sometimes as an attributive noun. As a result, the following can all be synonymous: אנשים אינטרסקס (anashím ínterseks), אנשי אינטרסקס (anshéi-ínterseks), אינטרסקס (ínterseks), אינטרסקסים (interséksim). Currently אנשים אינטרסקסים (anashím interséksim) does not seem to be attested, however.