masturbation
See also: Masturbation
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French masturbation, New Latin masturbātiō, masturbātiōnem. Equivalent to masturbate + -ion.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmɑːstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmæstɚˈbeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: mas‧tur‧ba‧tion
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editmasturbation (usually uncountable, plural masturbations)
- Sexual stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions, often to orgasm, usually in the context of oneself.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- Diogenes in sight of all, exercising his Masturbation, bred a longing desire in the bystanders, that in such sort they might fill their bellies by rubbing or clawing the same.
- Betty Dodson, (famous quote):
- Masturbation is our first and natural form of sexual activity and if that's inhibited or damaged, then we suffer for the rest of our lives.
- 2005, Jon Kimmel, Clum Babies (Drawn Together), season 2, episode 5, spoken by Foxxy Love (Cree Summer), via Comedy Central:
- Masturbation is fun and natural. Not to mention it's a great way to earn five bucks without touchin' the guy.
- (figurative) A vain activity.
- 2013, Days N' Daze (lyrics and music), “Misanthropic Drunken Loner”, in Rogue Taxidermy:
- So call me antisocial, call it masturbation
Either way, it's a solo operation
I'm just far more comfortable alone
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:masturbation.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:masturbation
- fingering, rolling the pill, bean flicking (female masturbation)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Japanese: マスターベーション (masutābēshon)
Translations
editmanual erotic stimulation of the genitals
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Further reading
edit- masturbation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:masturbation on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Danish
editNoun
editmasturbation c (singular definite masturbationen, plural indefinite masturbationer)
- masturbation
- Synonym: onani
Declension
editDeclension of masturbation
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | masturbation | masturbationen | masturbationer | masturbationerne |
genitive | masturbations | masturbationens | masturbationers | masturbationernes |
Further reading
editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French, borrowed from New Latin masturbātiōnem. By surface analysis, masturber + -ation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmasturbation f (plural masturbations)
- masturbation [from 16th c.]
- Synonym: onanisme
- 1897, Thésée Pouillet, De l'onanisme chez la femme [On onanism in women] (Psychopathie sexuell)[1], volume I:
- La masturbation existe; elle est fort répandue chez les femmes, c’est un fait incontestable […]
- Masturbation exists; it is very widespread among women, that is undeniable […]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “masturbation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
editNoun
editmasturbation f (plural not attested)
- masturbation
- 1506, François de La Mothe Le Vaye, Quatre Dialogues Faits A L'Imitation Des Anciens[2], page 114:
- La premiere façon est parmy nous abominable, la nature reclamant en apparence contre cette deception de nerfs, appellée masturbation.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Swedish
editNoun
editmasturbation c
- masturbation
- Synonyms: onani, självbefläckelse
Declension
editDeclension of masturbation | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | masturbation | masturbationen | masturbationer | masturbationerna |
Genitive | masturbations | masturbationens | masturbationers | masturbationernas |
Related terms
edit- masturbera (“masturbate”)
References
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