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. — Yorwba
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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. — Yorwba
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
30 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable