sperma
English
Noun
sperma (uncountable)
- Obsolete form of sperm.
- 1600, John Pory (translator), A Geographical Historie of Africa (original by Leo Africanus), page 344:
- The head of this fish is as hard as stone. The inhabitants of the Ocean sea coast affirme that this fish casteth foorth Amber; but whether the said Amber be the sperma or the excrement thereof, they cannot well determine.
- 1600, John Pory (translator), A Geographical Historie of Africa (original by Leo Africanus), page 344:
Czech
Etymology
From Late Latin sperma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈspɛrma]
Declension
Declension of sperma
singular | plural | |
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nominative | sperma | spermata |
genitive | spermatu | spermat |
dative | spermatu | spermatům |
accusative | sperma | spermata |
vocative | sperma | spermata |
locative | spermatu | spermatech |
instrumental | spermatem | spermaty |
Related terms
Estonian
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”), possibly through Latin sperma or German Sperma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspermɑ/, [ˈs̠pe̞rmɑ]
- Rhymes: -ermɑ
- Syllabification(key): sper‧ma
Declension
Inflection of sperma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | sperma | spermat | |
genitive | sperman | spermojen | |
partitive | spermaa | spermoja | |
illative | spermaan | spermoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | sperma | spermat | |
accusative | nom. | sperma | spermat |
gen. | sperman | ||
genitive | sperman | spermojen spermainrare | |
partitive | spermaa | spermoja | |
inessive | spermassa | spermoissa | |
elative | spermasta | spermoista | |
illative | spermaan | spermoihin | |
adessive | spermalla | spermoilla | |
ablative | spermalta | spermoilta | |
allative | spermalle | spermoille | |
essive | spermana | spermoina | |
translative | spermaksi | spermoiksi | |
instructive | — | spermoin | |
abessive | spermatta | spermoitta | |
comitative | — | spermoineen |
Possessive forms of sperma (type kala) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | spermani | spermamme |
2nd person | spermasi | spermanne |
3rd person | spermansa |
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin sperma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛr.ma/
- Rhymes: -ɛrma
- Hyphenation: spèr‧ma
Further reading
- sperma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sperma | spermata |
Genitive | spermatis | spermatum |
Dative | spermatī | spermatibus |
Accusative | sperma | spermata |
Ablative | spermate | spermatibus |
Vocative | sperma | spermata |
Descendants
References
- “sperma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sperma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- sperma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Latvian
Etymology
From Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).
Declension
Declension of sperma (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | sperma | spermas |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | spermu | spermas |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | spermas | spermu |
dative (datīvs) | spermai | spermām |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | spermu | spermām |
locative (lokatīvs) | spermā | spermās |
vocative (vokatīvs) | sperma | spermas |
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Late Latin sperma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsʲpʲɛɾmɐ]
Declension
declension of sperma
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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nominative (vardininkas) | spèrma | spèrmos |
genitive (kilmininkas) | spèrmos | spèrmų |
dative (naudininkas) | spèrmai | spèrmoms |
accusative (galininkas) | spèrmą | spèrmas |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | spèrma | spèrmomis |
locative (vietininkas) | spèrmoje | spèrmose |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | spèrma | spèrmos |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛr.ma/
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).
Derived terms
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).
Synonyms
Related terms
Polish
Etymology
From Late Latin sperma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛr.ma/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrma
- Syllabification: sper‧ma
Declension
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsperma]
Slovene
Etymology
From Late Latin sperma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɛ́ːrma/
Inflection
Feminine, a-stem | ||
---|---|---|
nominative | spêrma | |
genitive | spêrme | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
spêrma | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
— | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
— | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
— | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
spêrmi | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
spêrmo |
Further reading
- “sperma”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
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