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

1. 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

See also

• homoseksuel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

homoseksuel

1. (before 1950-s) Alternative form of homoseksuell
   • 1938, H. U. Sverdrup, Hos tundra-folket:

     Senere traff jeg Næånpækjin, den mystiske konen (...) og fikk snart vite at «hun» slett ikke var en kone, men en mann som (...) hadde bestemt sig til å gå i kvinneklær, leve som en kvinne og anta navnet Næånpækjin. Lang tid efterpå fikk jeg en forklaring: vedkommende er homoseksuel, og mine venner kunde dessuten regne op 3 andre menn som også gikk klædd i kvinneklær.

     Later, I have meet Næånpækjin, the mystical mistress (...) and soon got to know that «she» was simply not a woman, but a man, who (...) decided to go in woman clothes, live as a woman and take the name Næånpækjin. Long time thereafter I’ve got an explanation: the subject is a homosexual, and my friends could count 3 other men, who walked in woman clothes too.