αυνανισμός

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Greek

Etymology

From Αυνάν (Avnán, Onan) +‎ -ισμός (-ismós, -ism), a calque of French onanisme. First attested 1777.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /avnanizˈmos/
  • Hyphenation: αυ‧να‧νι‧σμός

Noun

αυνανισμός (avnanismósm (uncountable)

  1. masturbation, onanism (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions)
    Παλιά, έλεγαν ότι ο αυνανισμός προκαλεί τύφλωση.Paliá, élegan óti o avnanismós prokaleí týflosi.In the past, they used to say that masturbation causes blindness.

Declension

Synonyms

  • μαλακία f (malakía, wanking, masturbation) (colloquial, vulgar)

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