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Definition 2024
sekss
sekss
Latvian
Noun
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
Declension
Declension of sekss (1st declension)
Usage notes
The use of sekss to mean "biological group" apparently is (or is becoming) dated; dzimums is more often found in this sense.
Synonyms
- (of "biological group"): dzimums, (grammar) dzimte
- (of "sexual intercourse"): dzimumakts, dzimumattiecības
Derived terms
See also
- Sexual orientations (seksuālās orientācijas):
aseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists) - biseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists) - heteroseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists) - homoseksualitāte (-āls, -isms, -ists)