sekss

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin sexus (“sex, gender”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɛks]

Noun

sekss m (1st declension)

  1. 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
  2. (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

The use of sekss to mean "biological group" apparently is (or is becoming) dated; dzimums is more often found in this sense.

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See also

(sexual orientations) seksuālās orientācijas; aseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists), biseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists), heteroseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists), homoseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists) (Category: lv:Sexual orientations)

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