Sex

See also: sex, SEX, sex-, and Sex.

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English sex.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛks/, (dated) /zɛks/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛks
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: sechs (in some varieties)

Noun

Sex m (strong, genitive Sexes or Sex, no plural)

  1. 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
  2. sexuality
    Synonyms: Fleischeslust, Geschlechtlichkeit, Sexualität; see also Thesaurus:Sex
  3. (colloquial) sex appeal
    Synonyms: Anreiz, Sexappeal, Zauber; see also Thesaurus:Sex-Appeal

Declension
Declension of Sex [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Sex
genitive eines des Sexes, Sex
dative einem dem Sex
accusative einen den Sex

Derived terms

References
  1. “Sex” in Duden online

Further reading
  • “Sex” in Duden online
  • “Sex” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Sex on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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