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Dutch
Etymology
From Lesbisch (“Lesbian, of Lesbos”), due to association with Sappho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛs.bis/
- Hyphenation: les‧bisch
Adjective
lesbisch (not comparable)
- (of a woman) lesbian (female homosexual)
- (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) between two or more women; lesbian, homosexual, gay
Declension
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
lesbisch (strong nominative masculine singular lesbischer, not comparable)
- lesbian (of a woman, attracted to other women)
- eine lesbische Frau ― a lesbian woman
- lesbian (homosexual between women)
- eine lesbische Beziehung ― a lesbian relationship
- (relational) Lesbian (of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos)
- der lesbische Hafen ― the Lesbian harbour
Declension
Positive forms of lesbisch (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “lesbisch” in Duden online
- “lesbisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache