Onanie

See also: onanie

German

Etymology

From New Latin onania, after the biblical character Onan. Compare English onanism and Hebrew אוננות (onanút).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔonaˈniː]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Onanie f (genitive Onanie, no plural)

1. masturbation

   Synonyms: Masturbation, Selbstbefriedigung

Declension

Declension of Onanie [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Onanie
genitive	einer	der	Onanie
dative	einer	der	Onanie
accusative	eine	die	Onanie

Related terms

• onanieren

Descendants

• → Danish: onani
• → Japanese: オナニー (onanī)

Further reading

• “Onanie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Onanie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Onanie” in Duden online
• Onanie on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Romanian

Etymology

From onanie.

Proper noun

Onanie m (genitive/dative lui Onanie)

1. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică