ἀρσενοκοίτης

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 • (arsenokoítēs) m (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

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