esperma

Catalan

Etymology

BorrowedfromLatinsperma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central)[əsˈpɛr.mə]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic)[əsˈpər.mə]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[esˈpeɾ.ma]

Noun

espermaf(pluralespermes)

1. sperm

Derived terms

• espelma
• espermàtic

Related terms

• espermato-

Further reading

• “esperma”inDiccionari català-valencià-balear,Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “esperma”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/isˈpɛʁ.mɐ/[isˈpɛɦ.mɐ],/esˈpɛʁ.mɐ/[esˈpɛɦ.mɐ]

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/isˈpɛʁ.mɐ/[isˈpɛɦ.mɐ],/esˈpɛʁ.mɐ/[esˈpɛɦ.mɐ]
  • (São Paulo)IPA^(key):/isˈpɛɾ.mɐ/,/esˈpɛɾ.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key):/iʃˈpɛʁ.mɐ/,/eʃˈpɛʁ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/esˈpɛɻ.ma/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/(i)ʃˈpɛɾ.mɐ/

• Hyphenation:es‧per‧ma

Noun

espermam(pluralespermas)

1. sperm(semen (fluid))

Related terms

• espermático

Spanish

Etymology

FromLatinsperma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/esˈpeɾma/[esˈpeɾ.ma]
• Rhymes:-eɾma
• Syllabification:es‧per‧ma

Noun

espermamorfsame meaning(pluralespermas)

1. sperm(cell)
2. sperm(seminal fluid)

   Synonym:semen

3. spermaceti(waxy substance extracted from the head of a sperm whale)

   Synonym:esperma de ballena

4. wax(of a candle, especially liquid)

   Synonym:cera

Usage notes

• In the sense "sperm", usually masculine; in the sense "spermaceti" and "wax", usually feminine.

Derived terms

• esperma de ballena

Further reading

• “esperma”,inDiccionario de la lengua española,Vigésima tercera edición,Real Academia Española,2014

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• espelma—obsolete

Etymology

BorrowedfromSpanishesperma de ballena(“spermaceti”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ʔesˈpeɾma/[ʔɛsˈpɛɾ.mɐ]
• Rhymes:-eɾma
• Syllabification:es‧per‧ma

Noun

esperma(Baybayin spellingᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋ)

1. spermaceti
2. candlemade fromspermaceti
3. semen;sperm

   Synonyms:tamod,semilya

Related terms

• kandila

Further reading

• “esperma”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018