αυνανισμός

Greek

Etymology

From Αυνάν (Avnán, “Onan”) +‎ -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), a calque of French onanisme. First attested 1777.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /avnanizˈmos/
  • Hyphenation: αυ‧να‧νι‧σμός

Noun

αυνανισμός • (avnanismós) m (uncountable)

  1. masturbation, onanism (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions)
    Παλιά, έλεγαν ότι ο αυνανισμός προκαλεί τύφλωση. ― Paliá, élegan óti o avnanismós prokaleí týflosi. ― In the past, they used to say that masturbation causes blindness.

Declension

Synonyms

  • μαλακία f (malakía, “wanking, masturbation”) (colloquial, vulgar)

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