гетеросексуал

Russian

Etymology

From German heterosexual, most likely through English heterosexual, as Google Books analysis shows the word entered Russian in the 1980s through publications about HIV/AIDS.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʲɪˌtɛrəsɨksʊˈaɫ] (phonetic respelling: гетэ̀росэксуа́л)
  • IPA(key): [ˌɡʲetɨrəsɨksʊˈaɫ] (phonetic respelling: гѐтэросэксуа́л)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

гетеросексуа́л • (getɛrosɛksuálm anim (genitive гетеросексуа́ла, nominative plural гетеросексуа́лы, genitive plural гетеросексуа́лов)

  1. heterosexual
    Synonyms: натура́л (naturál), гетеросексуали́ст (getɛrosɛksualíst)

Declension

See also

sexual orientations: сексуа́льные ориента́цие (sɛksuálʹnyje orijentácii)edit