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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 • (avnanismós) m (uncountable)
- 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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