lesbo

See also: Lesbo

English

Alternative forms

• lezbo

Etymology

Etymology tree

English lesb(ian)

Latin ō

Old French ohbor.

Middle English o

English O

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Middle English o

English oh

English -o

English lesbo

From lesb(ian) + -o.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛzbəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛzboʊ/

Noun

lesbo (plural lesbos)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) A lesbian.

Derived terms

• gaybo
• lesboism
• lesbosexual

Adjective

lesbo (comparative more lesbo, superlative most lesbo)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) Lesbian.

Translations

lesbian — see lesbian

Anagrams

• Sobel, Soble, Boles, Lebos, Belos, Blose, boles, sobel, lobes, lebos

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of lesbienne +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛs.boː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: les‧bo

Noun

lesbo f (plural lesbo's, no diminutive)

1. (informal or slang) lesbian

   Synonyms: lesbi, lesbienne

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlesbo/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -esbo
• Syllabification: les‧bo

Noun

lesbo (accusative singular lesbon, plural lesboj, accusative plural lesbojn)

1. a lesbian

   Synonyms: gejino, lesbanino, safismulino, samseksemulino

   • 2000, Joao Manoel Aguilera Junior, “Esperanto en geja parado”, in La Ondo de Esperanto, numbers 8-9:

     [E]sperantistoj en la 4a Parado de Geja Fiero en San-Paŭlo (Brazilo) portis sloganrubandon: “Esperanto, Lingvo Internacia, unuiganta la G.L.S-komunumon” (gejoj, lesboj kaj simpatiantoj).

     Esperantists in the 4th Gay Pride Parade in São Paulo (Brazil) carried a banner: "Esperanto, International Language, unifying the G.L.S. community" (gays, lesbians, and supporters).

Hypernyms

• gejo (“gay”)
• samseksemulo (“homosexual”)

Derived terms

• lesba

See also

• samseksemo (“homosexuality”)

Further reading

• “lesbo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Etymology

Back-formation from lesbolainen (“lesbian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlesbo/, [ˈle̞s̠bo̞]
• Rhymes: -esbo
• Syllabification^(key): les‧bo
• Hyphenation^(key): les‧bo

Noun

lesbo

1. lesbian

Declension

Inflection of lesbo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		lesbo	lesbot
genitive		lesbon	lesbojen
partitive		lesboa	lesboja
illative		lesboon	lesboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lesbo	lesbot
accusative	nom.	lesbo	lesbot
	gen.	lesbon
genitive		lesbon	lesbojen
partitive		lesboa	lesboja
inessive		lesbossa	lesboissa
elative		lesbosta	lesboista
illative		lesboon	lesboihin
adessive		lesbolla	lesboilla
ablative		lesbolta	lesboilta
allative		lesbolle	lesboille
essive		lesbona	lesboina
translative		lesboksi	lesboiksi
abessive		lesbotta	lesboitta
instructive		—	lesboin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lesbo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lesboni lesboni accusative nom. lesboni lesboni gen. lesboni genitive lesboni lesbojeni partitive lesboani lesbojani inessive lesbossani lesboissani elative lesbostani lesboistani illative lesbooni lesboihini adessive lesbollani lesboillani ablative lesboltani lesboiltani allative lesbolleni lesboilleni essive lesbonani lesboinani translative lesbokseni lesboikseni abessive lesbottani lesboittani instructive — — comitative — lesboineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lesbosi lesbosi accusative nom. lesbosi lesbosi gen. lesbosi genitive lesbosi lesbojesi partitive lesboasi lesbojasi inessive lesbossasi lesboissasi elative lesbostasi lesboistasi illative lesboosi lesboihisi adessive lesbollasi lesboillasi ablative lesboltasi lesboiltasi allative lesbollesi lesboillesi essive lesbonasi lesboinasi translative lesboksesi lesboiksesi abessive lesbottasi lesboittasi instructive — — comitative — lesboinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lesbomme lesbomme accusative nom. lesbomme lesbomme gen. lesbomme genitive lesbomme lesbojemme partitive lesboamme lesbojamme inessive lesbossamme lesboissamme elative lesbostamme lesboistamme illative lesboomme lesboihimme adessive lesbollamme lesboillamme ablative lesboltamme lesboiltamme allative lesbollemme lesboillemme essive lesbonamme lesboinamme translative lesboksemme lesboiksemme abessive lesbottamme lesboittamme instructive — — comitative — lesboinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lesbonne lesbonne accusative nom. lesbonne lesbonne gen. lesbonne genitive lesbonne lesbojenne partitive lesboanne lesbojanne inessive lesbossanne lesboissanne elative lesbostanne lesboistanne illative lesboonne lesboihinne adessive lesbollanne lesboillanne ablative lesboltanne lesboiltanne allative lesbollenne lesboillenne essive lesbonanne lesboinanne translative lesboksenne lesboiksenne abessive lesbottanne lesboittanne instructive — — comitative — lesboinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lesbonsa lesbonsa accusative nom. lesbonsa lesbonsa gen. lesbonsa genitive lesbonsa lesbojensa partitive lesboaan lesboansa lesbojaan lesbojansa inessive lesbossaan lesbossansa lesboissaan lesboissansa elative lesbostaan lesbostansa lesboistaan lesboistansa illative lesboonsa lesboihinsa adessive lesbollaan lesbollansa lesboillaan lesboillansa ablative lesboltaan lesboltansa lesboiltaan lesboiltansa allative lesbolleen lesbollensa lesboilleen lesboillensa essive lesbonaan lesbonansa lesboinaan lesboinansa translative lesbokseen lesboksensa lesboikseen lesboiksensa abessive lesbottaan lesbottansa lesboittaan lesboittansa instructive — — comitative — lesboineen lesboinensa

Synonyms

• (lesbian): lepakko (slang), homonainen (rare)

Derived terms

• lesbismi
• lesbous

compounds

• lesboliitto
• lesbopari
• rekkalesbo

See also

• homo

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “lesbo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023