semen
A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the…A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.
» He needs to examine the semen.
Er muss das Sperma untersuchen.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.
Samen, Sperma
се́мяsémja, спе́рмаspérma, эякуля́тejakulját
спе́рмаspérma, сі́м'яsímʺja, еякуля́тejakulját
- the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
Examples
16 sentencesHe needs to examine the semen.
deEr muss das Sperma untersuchen.
There is semen in his socks.
There is semen in her socks.
I can't find my semen socks.
I've got semen in my socks.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English semen, from Latin sēmen (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“toFrom Middle English semen, from Latin sēmen (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow; plant”).
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Forms
plural: semens| Singular | semen |
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uncountable
Synonyms
49 synonymsWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable