Sperma

See also: sperma, spermā, spermă, and spermą

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ʃpɛɐ̯ma/

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Sperma

Noun

Sperma n (strong, genitive Spermas, plural Spermen or Spermata)

1. sperm (semen; male reproductory fluid)

   Synonyms: Samen; Samenflüssigkeit; (vulgar) Wichse

Declension

Declension of Sperma [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Sperma	die	Spermen, Spermata
genitive	eines	des	Spermas	der	Spermen, Spermata
dative	einem	dem	Sperma	den	Spermen, Spermata
accusative	ein	das	Sperma	die	Spermen, Spermata

Related terms

• Spermium

Descendants

• → Estonian: sperma

Further reading

• “Sperma” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Sperma” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Sperma” in Duden online
• Sperma on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de