See also: Lesbisch

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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

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Declension of lesbisch
uninflected lesbisch
inflected lesbische
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial lesbisch
indefinite m./f. sing. lesbische
n. sing. lesbisch
plural lesbische
definite lesbische
partitive lesbisch
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German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lesbisch (strong nominative masculine singular lesbischer, not comparable)

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

Declension

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Further reading

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  • lesbisch” in Duden online
  • lesbisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache