sperma

See also: Sperma, spermā, spermă, and spermą

English

Noun

sperma (uncountable)

1. Obsolete form of sperm.
   • 1600, John Pory (translator), A Geographical Historie of Africa (original by Leo Africanus), page 344:

     The head of this fish is as hard as stone. The inhabitants of the Ocean sea coast affirme that this fish casteth foorth Amber; but whether the said Amber be the sperma or the excrement thereof, they cannot well determine.

Anagrams

• ampers, prames, remaps

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspɛrma]

Noun

sperma n

1. sperm, semen

Synonyms

• semeno n

Related terms

• spermie

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛrmaː/

• Audio

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Noun

sperma n (uncountable)

1. (biology) sperm, semen (fluid animal seed)

Synonyms

• zaad

Related terms

• spermabank
• spermadonor
• spermatozoïde

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Estonian

Noun

sperma (genitive sperma, partitive spermat)

1. sperm

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

• seeme
• seemnevedelik

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Finnish

Noun

sperma

1. semen
2. sperm (fluid)

Declension

Inflection of sperma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		sperma	spermat
genitive		sperman	spermojen
partitive		spermaa	spermoja
illative		spermaan	spermoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sperma	spermat
accusative	nom.	sperma	spermat
	gen.	sperman
genitive		sperman	spermojen spermainrare
partitive		spermaa	spermoja
inessive		spermassa	spermoissa
elative		spermasta	spermoista
illative		spermaan	spermoihin
adessive		spermalla	spermoilla
ablative		spermalta	spermoilta
allative		spermalle	spermoille
essive		spermana	spermoina
translative		spermaksi	spermoiksi
abessive		spermatta	spermoitta
instructive		—	spermoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sperma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative spermani spermani accusative nom. spermani spermani gen. spermani genitive spermani spermojeni spermainirare partitive spermaani spermojani inessive spermassani spermoissani elative spermastani spermoistani illative spermaani spermoihini adessive spermallani spermoillani ablative spermaltani spermoiltani allative spermalleni spermoilleni essive spermanani spermoinani translative spermakseni spermoikseni abessive spermattani spermoittani instructive — — comitative — spermoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative spermasi spermasi accusative nom. spermasi spermasi gen. spermasi genitive spermasi spermojesi spermaisirare partitive spermaasi spermojasi inessive spermassasi spermoissasi elative spermastasi spermoistasi illative spermaasi spermoihisi adessive spermallasi spermoillasi ablative spermaltasi spermoiltasi allative spermallesi spermoillesi essive spermanasi spermoinasi translative spermaksesi spermoiksesi abessive spermattasi spermoittasi instructive — — comitative — spermoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative spermamme spermamme accusative nom. spermamme spermamme gen. spermamme genitive spermamme spermojemme spermaimmerare partitive spermaamme spermojamme inessive spermassamme spermoissamme elative spermastamme spermoistamme illative spermaamme spermoihimme adessive spermallamme spermoillamme ablative spermaltamme spermoiltamme allative spermallemme spermoillemme essive spermanamme spermoinamme translative spermaksemme spermoiksemme abessive spermattamme spermoittamme instructive — — comitative — spermoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative spermanne spermanne accusative nom. spermanne spermanne gen. spermanne genitive spermanne spermojenne spermainnerare partitive spermaanne spermojanne inessive spermassanne spermoissanne elative spermastanne spermoistanne illative spermaanne spermoihinne adessive spermallanne spermoillanne ablative spermaltanne spermoiltanne allative spermallenne spermoillenne essive spermananne spermoinanne translative spermaksenne spermoiksenne abessive spermattanne spermoittanne instructive — — comitative — spermoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative spermansa spermansa accusative nom. spermansa spermansa gen. spermansa genitive spermansa spermojensa spermainsarare partitive spermaansa spermojaan spermojansa inessive spermassaan spermassansa spermoissaan spermoissansa elative spermastaan spermastansa spermoistaan spermoistansa illative spermaansa spermoihinsa adessive spermallaan spermallansa spermoillaan spermoillansa ablative spermaltaan spermaltansa spermoiltaan spermoiltansa allative spermalleen spermallensa spermoilleen spermoillensa essive spermanaan spermanansa spermoinaan spermoinansa translative spermakseen spermaksensa spermoikseen spermoiksensa abessive spermattaan spermattansa spermoittaan spermoittansa instructive — — comitative — spermoineen spermoinensa

Synonyms

• siemenneste

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Italian

Noun

sperma m (plural spermi)

1. sperm

Anagrams

• sprema

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).

Noun

sperma n (genitive spermatis); third declension

1. seed, semen, sperm

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sperma	spermata
Genitive	spermatis	spermatum
Dative	spermatī	spermatibus
Accusative	sperma	spermata
Ablative	spermate	spermatibus
Vocative	sperma	spermata

References

• “sperma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sperma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• sperma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Latvian

Etymology

From Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).

Noun

sperma f (4th declension)

1. sperm, semen (generative substance of male animals)

Declension

Declension of sperma (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	sperma	spermas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	spermu	spermas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	spermas	spermu
dative (datīvs)	spermai	spermām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	spermu	spermām
locative (lokatīvs)	spermā	spermās
vocative (vokatīvs)	sperma	spermas

Synonyms

• sēkla

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Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲpʲɛɾmɐ]

Noun

spèrma f (plural spèrmos) stress pattern 1

1. sperm, semen

Declension

Declension of spèrma

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	spèrma	spèrmos
genitive (kilmininkas)	spèrmos	spèrmų
dative (naudininkas)	spèrmai	spèrmoms
accusative (galininkas)	spèrmą	spèrmas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	spèrma	spèrmomis
locative (vietininkas)	spèrmoje	spèrmose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	spèrma	spèrmos

Synonyms

• sėkla

Derived terms

• spermatozoidas

See also

• ejakuliacija
• ejakuliatas
• ejakuliuoti
• prejakuliatas

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Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛrmɐ/

Noun

1. semen, sperm

Synonyms

• liba, żerriegħa

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).

Noun

sperma n (definite singular spermaet, uncountable)

1. sperm, semen

Synonyms

• sperm
• sæd

Derived terms

• sperme

Related terms

• spermie

Etymology 2

Verb

sperma

1. inflection of sperme:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

References

• “sperma” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).

Noun

sperma n (definite singular spermaet, uncountable)

1. sperm, semen

Synonyms

• sæd

Related terms

• spermie

References

• “sperma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Noun

sperma f

1. semen

Declension

Declension of sperma

	singular
nominative	sperma
genitive	spermy
dative	spermie
accusative	spermę
instrumental	spermą
locative	spermie
vocative	spermo

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsperma]

Noun

sperma

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of spermă

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spěrma/

Noun

spèrma f (Cyrillic spelling спѐрма)

1. sperm

Declension

Declension of sperma

	singular	plural
nominative	sperma	sperme
genitive	sperme	sperma
dative	spermi	spermama
accusative	spermu	sperme
vocative	spermo	sperme
locative	spermi	spermama
instrumental	spermom	spermama

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɛ́ːrma/

Noun

spȇrma f

1. sperm, semen

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nominative	spêrma
genitive	spêrme
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	spêrma
genitive (rodȋlnik)	spêrme
dative (dajȃlnik)	spêrmi
accusative (tožȋlnik)	spêrmo
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	spêrmi
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	spêrmo