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German
Etymology
From Late Latin sodomia, from the Biblical town Sodom (Genesis 18f.), from Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma), from Hebrew סדם (səḏōm).
Pronunciation
Noun
Sodomie f (genitive Sodomie, no plural)
- a form of sexual intercourse considered perverse and unnatural; sodomy
- Synonym: widernatürliche Unzucht
- (now generally) bestiality, zoophilia
- Synonym: Zoophilie
- (archaic or derogatory) anal sex, especially homosexual
- Synonym: Analverkehr
- (archaic, rare) immoral behaviour in general, especially inhospitality
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Further reading
- “Sodomie” in Duden online
- “Sodomie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache