Sodomie

See also: sodomie

German

Etymology

From Late Latin sodomia, from the Biblical town Sodom (Genesis 18f.), from Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma), from Hebrew סדם (səḏōm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zo.doˈmiː/, [zo-], [ˌzoː-], [ˌzɔ-]

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• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Sodomie f (genitive Sodomie, no plural)

1. a form of sexual intercourse considered perverse and unnatural

   Synonym: widernatürliche Unzucht

   1. (now generally) bestiality, zoophilia

      Synonym: Zoophilie

   2. (archaic or derogatory) anal sex, especially homosexual

      Synonym: Analverkehr

2. (archaic, rare) immoral behaviour in general, especially inhospitality

Declension

Declension of Sodomie [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sodomie
genitive	einer	der	Sodomie
dative	einer	der	Sodomie
accusative	eine	die	Sodomie

Derived terms

• Sodomist
• sodomitisch

Related terms

• Sodom

See also

• widernatürlich

Further reading

• “Sodomie” in Duden online
• “Sodomie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache