ἀρσενοκοίτης

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by 147.197.250.31 (talk) as of 15:25, 4 February 2024.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄρσην (ársēn, male) and κοι-, o-grade stem of κεῖμαι (keîmai, lie), +‎ -της (-tēs, masculine agentive suffix), thus a male who lies with males.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀρσενοκοίτης (arsenokoítēsm (genitive ἀρσενοκοίτου); first declension

  1. a male who has sexual intercourse with males, especially in a penetrative role

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: arsenocoetēs
  • Greek: αρσενοκοίτης (arsenokoítis)

Further reading