masochist

See also: Masochist

English

Etymology

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch +‎ -ist. Coined by Richard von Krafft-Ebing and popularized by Freud in relation to sadomasochism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæ.səˌkɪst/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

masochist (plural masochists)

1. Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others.

Derived terms

• masochistic
• sadomasochist

Translations

someone who enjoys pain or humiliation

• Arabic: مَاسُوشِيّ m (māsūšiyy), مَازُوخِيّ m (māzūḵiyy), مَازُوكِيّ (māzūkiyy)
• Catalan: masoquista m or f
• Czech: masochista (cs) m
• Dutch: masochist (nl) m
• Esperanto: masoĥisto
• Finnish: masokisti (fi)
• French: masochiste (fr)
• Galician: masoquista m or f
• Georgian: მაზოხისტი (mazoxisṭi)
• German: Masochist (de) m, Masochistin (de) f
• Greek: μαζοχιστής (el) m (mazochistís), μαζοχίστρια (el) f (mazochístria)
• Hungarian: mazochista (hu)
• Icelandic: masókisti m
• Indonesian: masokhis (id)
• Italian: masochista (it) m or f
• Japanese: まぞ (mazo)
• Korean: 마조히스트 (majohiseuteu), 마조 (majo) (slang)
• Malay: masokis
• Polish: masochista (pl) m, masochistka (pl) f
• Portuguese: masoquista m or f
• Russian: мазохи́ст (ru) m (mazoxíst)
• Spanish: masoquista (es) m or f
• Swedish: masochist (sv) c
• Tagalog: masokista
• Turkish: mazoşist (tr)

See also

• glutton for punishment
• masochism

Further reading

• Sadomasochism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Noun

masochist c (singular definite masochisten, plural indefinite masochister)

1. masochist

Declension

Declension of masochist

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	masochist	masochisten	masochister	masochisterne
genitive	masochists	masochistens	masochisters	masochisternes

References

• “masochist” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Masochist, from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaː.soːˈxɪst/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ma‧so‧chist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

masochist m (plural masochisten, diminutive masochistje n)

1. a masochist
2. (informal) a glutton for punishment

Derived terms

• masochistisch
• sadomasochist

Related terms

• masochisme

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French masochiste.

Adjective

masochist m or n (feminine singular masochistă, masculine plural masochiști, feminine and neuter plural masochiste)

1. masochistic

Declension

Declension of masochist

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	masochist		masochistă	masochiști	masochiste
	definite	masochistul		masochista	masochiștii	masochistele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	masochist		masochiste	masochiști	masochiste
	definite	masochistului		masochistei	masochiștilor	masochistelor

Related terms

• masochism

Swedish

Noun

masochist c

1. masochist

Declension

Declension of masochist

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	masochist	masochists
	definite	masochisten	masochistens
plural	indefinite	masochister	masochisters
	definite	masochisterna	masochisternas

Derived terms

• sadomasochist (“sadomasochist”)

Related terms

• masochism (“masochism”)
• masochistisk (“masochistic”)

See also

• sadist

References

• masochist in Svensk ordbok (SO)