homoseksuel

See also: homoseksüel

Danish

Etymology

From German homosexuell, a compound of Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”) and Late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus (“sex, gender”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhoːmosɛɡ̊suˌɛlˀ]

Adjective

homoseksuel

homosexual (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex; pertaining to homosexuality)

Inflection

Inflection of *homoseksuel*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	homoseksuel	—	—²
indefinite neuter singular	homoseksuelt	—	—²
plural	homoseksuelle	—	—²
definite attributive¹	homoseksuelle	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

(sexually attracted to the same sex): bøsse, homo, homofil, lesbisk

Related terms

homoseksualitet