B1adjective · frequent

male

male · maler · malest

чоловічий

мужской, папа

männlich

Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is…Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

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/meɪl/

» Was the victim male or female?

Какого пола был погибший? — Karok

Якої статі була жертва? — deniko

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Meaning

5 senses

(not comparable, usually)Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
male writers
the leading male and female singers
männlich
мужско́йmužskój
чолові́чийčolovíčyj
(not comparable, usually)Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)
stereotypically male interests
an insect with typically male coloration
(not comparable, usually)Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
the male chromosome
like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones
(not comparable, usually)Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).
па́паpápa
(figuratively, not comparable, usually)Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.

More definitions

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
characteristic of a man

Examples

418 sentences

Was the victim male or female?
Якої статі була жертва? — deniko
ruКакого пола был погибший? — Karok
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Some people say Japan is a male-dominated society.
Деякі люди кажуть, що в японському суспільстві домінують чоловіки. — shanghainese
ruНекоторые люди говорят, что в японском обществе доминируют мужчины. — Selena777
deManche Leute sagen, Japan ist eine von Männern dominierte Gesellschaft. — Esperantostern
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Tom is a male chauvinist.
Том — чоловічий шовініст. — deniko
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Is that dog male or female?
deIst dieser Hund männlich oder weiblich? — cost
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Tom needs a male role model.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or the gender typically associated with it:

Русский

By meaning 2

belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or the gender typically associated with it:

having an external plug:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or the gender typically associated with it:

Origin

From Middle English male, borrowed from Old French malle, masle (Modern French mâle), from

From Middle English male, borrowed from Old French malle, masle (Modern French mâle), from Latin masculus (“masculine, a male”), diminutive of mās (“male, masculine”). Doublet of macho. Displaced native Old English wǣpned (“male”, literally “weaponed”).

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