esperma

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sperma.

Pronunciation

Noun

esperma f (plural espermes)

  1. sperm

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɛʁ.mɐ/ [isˈpɛɦ.mɐ], /esˈpɛʁ.mɐ/ [esˈpɛɦ.mɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /isˈpɛɾ.mɐ/, /esˈpɛɾ.mɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɛʁ.mɐ/, /eʃˈpɛʁ.mɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpɛɻ.ma/

  • Hyphenation: es‧per‧ma

Noun

esperma m (plural espermas)

  1. sperm (semen (fluid))

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sperma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpeɾma/ [esˈpeɾ.ma]
  • Rhymes: -eɾma
  • Syllabification: es‧per‧ma

Noun

esperma m or f same meaning (plural espermas)

  1. sperm (cell)
  2. sperm (seminal fluid)
    Synonym: semen
  3. spermaceti (waxy substance extracted from the head of a sperm whale)
    Synonym: esperma de ballena
  4. wax (of a candle, especially liquid)
    Synonym: cera

Usage notes

  • In the sense "sperm", usually masculine; in the sense "spermaceti" and "wax", usually feminine.

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esperma de ballena (spermaceti).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesˈpeɾma/ [ʔɛsˈpɛɾ.mɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾma
  • Syllabification: es‧per‧ma

Noun

esperma (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋ)

  1. spermaceti
  2. candle made from spermaceti
  3. semen; sperm
    Synonyms: tamod, semilya

Further reading

  • esperma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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