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German
Etymology
Borrowed from English sex.
Pronunciation
Noun
Sex m (strong, genitive Sexes or Sex, no plural)
- sex (sexual intercourse)
- Synonyms: Geschlechtsverkehr, Koitus, Kopulation; see also Thesaurus:Sex
1995, “Über Sex kann man nur auf Englisch singen”, in Digital ist Besser, performed by Tocotronic:Über Sex kann man nur auf Englisch singen / Allzu leicht kann's im Deutschen peinlich klingen- One can only sing about sex in English / it's all too easy to sound embarrassing in German
- sexuality
- Synonyms: Fleischeslust, Geschlechtlichkeit, Sexualität; see also Thesaurus:Sex
- (colloquial) sex appeal
- Synonyms: Anreiz, Sexappeal, Zauber; see also Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal
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References
Further reading
- “Sex” in Duden online
- “Sex” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Sex on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de