Geschlecht

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Related to schlagen (see Schlag), which is related to Greek κλάδος (kládos), “branch”; see cladistics. Not related to schlecht. See also ge-.

[edit] Noun

Geschlecht n. (genitive Geschlechtes, Geschlechts, plural Geschlechter)

  1. gender
  2. sex
  3. genus, kind, species, race, family, stock, generation
  4. dynasty
  5. a formal word for crotch

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