hermaphrodite

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Etymology

From Hermaphroditos, the mythical son of Hermes and Aphrodite, possessing both male and female qualities.

Noun

hermaphrodite (plural hermaphrodites)

1. An individual or organism possessing gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads. [from late 14th c.]

   An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.

2. A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
3. (nautical) A hermaphrodite brig.

Usage notes

• Like many terms that start with a (non-silent) h and have emphasis on their second syllable, some people precede hermaphrodite with an, others with a.
• Intersex is now the preferred term for human description.

Derived terms

terms derived from hermaphrodite

false hermaphrodite herm / herm.

hermaphrodism pseudohermaphrodite

Synonyms

• androgyne
• gynandromorph
• morphodite

Translations

individual or organism having both male and female gonads

• Arabic: خنثى (ar) (khúnshaa) f
• Breton: divreizhadezh
• Catalan: hermafrodita (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 陰陽人 (cmn), 阴阳人 (cmn) (yīnyángrén), 兩性人 (cmn), 两性人 (cmn) (liǎngxìngrén)

• Czech: hermafrodit (cs) m
• Danish: hermafrodit c
• Dutch: hermafrodiet m
• Esperanto: hermafrodito, androgino
• Estonian: hermafrodiit
• Finnish: hermafrodiitti (fi)
• French: hermaphrodite (fr) m and f
• German: Hermaphrodit (de) m, Hermaphroditin (de) f, Zwitter (de) m, Zweigeschlecht (de) n
• Hebrew: הרמפרודיט (he) (hermafrodit)
• Hindi: हिजड़ा (hi) (hijra)

• Icelandic: tvíkynjungur m
• Irish: idirghnéas m
• Japanese: 双成り (ja) (ふたなり, futanari)
• Lithuanian: hermafroditas (lt)
• Malay: khunsa (ms)
• Old English: bǣddel (ang)
• Polish: hermafrodyta (pl) m
• Portuguese: hermafrodita (pt) m and f, andrógino (pt) m, dígamo (pt) m
• Romanian: hermafrodit
• Russian: гермафродит (ru) (germafrodít) m
• Serbian: hermafrodit, dvopolac m, dvopolnik m
• Spanish: hermafrodita (es) m and f
• Swedish: hermafrodit (sv) c
• Turkish: erdişi (tr), hermafrodit (tr), erselik (tr), hünsa (tr)
• Ukrainian: гермафродит m
• Urdu: ہیجڑا (hijra)
• Volapük: (♂♀) härmafroditan (vo), (♂) hihärmafroditan (vo) (♀) jihärmafroditan (vo)

person or thing possessing two opposing qualities

• Polish: hermafrodyta (pl) m

• Portuguese: ambivalente (pt), ambíguo (pt), dúbio (pt), ancipital (pt), dual (pt)

Adjective

hermaphrodite (comparative more hermaphrodite, superlative most hermaphrodite)

1. Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads, in one individual or organism.
2. Combining two opposing qualities.

Synonyms

• androgynous
• hermaphroditic

Translations

having both male and female gonads

• Arabic: خنثوي (ar) (khunshawiy)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雌雄同體的 (cmn), 雌雄同体的 (cmn) (cíxióng tóngtǐ-de)

• Danish: tvekønnet (da), hermafroditisk (da)
• Dutch: hermafrodiet, hermafrodiete
• Esperanto: hermafrodita (eo)
• Faroese: tvíkynjaður (fo)
• Finnish: hermafrodiitti (fi)
• French: hermaphrodite m and f, bisexué m, bisexuée f
• German: hermaphroditisch, zwittrig
• Icelandic: tvítóla ; tvítólaður; tvítóli m

• Irish: idirghnéasach m
• Japanese: 半陰陽の (ja) (はんいんようの, han’in’yō-no), 雌雄同体の (ja) (しゆうどうたいの, shiyūdōtai-no)
• Malay: hermafrodit (ms) (animal, plant), khunsa (ms)
• Polish: hermafrodyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: hermafrodita (pt) m and f
• Romanian: hermafrodit (ro) m and n
• Russian: гермафродитный (ru) (germafrodítnyj)
• Volapük: (of the condition) härmafroditik (vo), (♂♀, of the person) härmafroditanik (vo), (♂) hihärmafroditanik (vo) (♀) jihärmafroditanik (vo)

combining two opposing qualities

• Polish: hermafrodyczny (pl)

• Portuguese: ambivalente (pt)

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛʁ.ma.fʁɔ.dit/ X-SAMPA: /ER.ma.fRO.dit/

Adjective

hermaphrodite (masculine and feminine, plural hermaphrodites)

1. hermaphrodite

Noun

hermaphrodite m and f (plural hermaphrodites)

1. hermaphrodite