lesbisch
See also: Lesbisch
Dutch
Etymology
From Lesbisch (“Lesbian, of Lesbos”), due to association with Sappho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛs.bis/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: les‧bisch
Adjective
lesbisch (not comparable)
- (of a woman) lesbian (female homosexual)
- (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) between two or more women; lesbian, homosexual, gay
Declension
| 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 | |||
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛsbɪʃ/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
lesbisch (strong nominative masculine singular lesbischer, not comparable)
- lesbian (of a woman, attracted to other women)
- eine lesbische Frau ― a lesbian woman
- lesbian (homosexual between women)
- eine lesbische Beziehung ― a lesbian relationship
- (relational) Lesbian (of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos)
- der lesbische Hafen ― the Lesbian harbour
Declension
Positive forms of lesbisch (uncomparable)