hermafrodiet

Dutch

Alternative forms

• hermaphrodiet (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from French hermaphrodite, from Latin Hermaphroditus, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος (Hermaphródītos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦɛr.maː.froːˈdit/

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• Hyphenation: her‧ma‧fro‧diet
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

hermafrodiet m (plural hermafrodieten, diminutive hermafrodietje n)

1. A hermaphrodite. (see usage note below)

   Synonym: manwijf

Derived terms

• hermafrodisie
• hermafrodisme
• hermafroditisch
• hermafroditisme
• pseudohermafrodiet

Adjective

hermafrodiet (not comparable)

1. Hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic.

   Synonyms: hermafroditisch, tweeslachtig

Usage notes

For humans interseks or interseksueel is now often preferred.

Inflection

Declension of hermafrodiet
uninflected	hermafrodiet
inflected	hermafrodiete
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		hermafrodiet
indefinite	m./f. sing.	hermafrodiete
	n. sing.	hermafrodiet
	plural	hermafrodiete
definite		hermafrodiete
partitive		hermafrodiets

Related terms

• Afrodite
• Hermes