αυνανισμός
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Greek
Etymology
From Αυνάν (Avnán, “Onan”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), a calque of French onanisme. First attested 1777.
Pronunciation
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
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | αυνανισμός (avnanismós) |
| genitive | αυνανισμού (avnanismoú) |
| accusative | αυνανισμό (avnanismó) |
| vocative | αυνανισμέ (avnanismé) |
Synonyms
- μαλακία f (malakía, “wanking, masturbation”) (colloquial, vulgar)
Related terms
- αυνανίζομαι (avnanízomai, “to masturbate”)
- αυνανιστής m (avnanistís, “masturbator”)
- αυνανιστικός (avnanistikós, “masturbatory”)
Further reading
αυνανισμός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
