Orgasmus

See also: orgasmus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁˈɡasmʊs/

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• Hyphenation: Or‧gas‧mus

Noun

Orgasmus m (strong, genitive Orgasmus, plural Orgasmen)

1. orgasm

   Synonym: Höhepunkt

Declension

Declension of Orgasmus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Orgasmus	die	Orgasmen
genitive	eines	des	Orgasmus	der	Orgasmen
dative	einem	dem	Orgasmus	den	Orgasmen
accusative	einen	den	Orgasmus	die	Orgasmen

Derived terms

• orgasmisch

Further reading

• “Orgasmus”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Orgasmus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Orgasmus” in Duden online
• Orgasmus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de