sekss
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin sexus (“sex, gender”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sekss m (1st declension)
- sex, gender (the two groups in which most living beings can be divided, according to their role in the reproductive process)
- sieviešu sekss ― the female sex
- (usually singular) sex (sexual intercourse, sexual activity)
- seksa fiziskās izpausmes ― physical manifestations of sex
- seksa horoskops ― sex horoscope
- cik bieži latviešu sievietēm ir sekss? ― how often do Latvian women have sex?
- sekss kļuvis par izpētes, ārstēšanas priekšmetu ― sex has become an object of research and (medical) treatment
Usage notes
[edit]The use of sekss to mean "biological group" apparently is (or is becoming) dated; dzimums is more often found in this sense.
Declension
[edit]Declension of sekss (1st declension)
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "biological group"): dzimums, (grammar) dzimte
- (of "sexual intercourse"): dzimumakts, dzimumattiecības
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit](sexual orientations) seksuālās orientācijas; aseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists), biseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists), heteroseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists), homoseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists) (Category: lv:Sexual orientations)