English Online Dictionary. What means masturbation? What does masturbation mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French masturbation, New Latin masturbātiō, masturbātiōnem. Equivalent to masturbate + -ion.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmɑːstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmæstɚˈbeɪʃən/
- Hyphenation: mas‧tur‧ba‧tion
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
masturbation (usually uncountable, plural masturbations)
- Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions, often to orgasm, either by oneself or by a partner.
- (figurative) A vain activity.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:masturbation.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:masturbation
- fingering, rolling the pill, bean flicking (female masturbation)
Derived terms
Related terms
- masturbate
- masturbator
- masturbatory
Descendants
- → Japanese: マスターベーション (masutābēshon)
Translations
Further reading
- masturbation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:masturbation on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Danish
Noun
masturbation c (singular definite masturbationen, plural indefinite masturbationer)
- masturbation
- Synonym: onani
Declension
Further reading
- “masturbation” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French, borrowed from New Latin masturbātiōnem. By surface analysis, masturber + -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mas.tyʁ.ba.sjɔ̃/
Noun
masturbation f (plural masturbations)
- masturbation [from 16th c.]
- Synonym: onanisme
Derived terms
- masturbation intellectuelle
Related terms
- masturbateur
- masturbatoire
- masturber
Further reading
- “masturbation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Noun
masturbation f (plural not attested)
- masturbation
Swedish
Noun
masturbation c
- masturbation
- Synonyms: onani, självbefläckelse
Declension
Related terms
- masturbera (“masturbate”)
References
- masturbation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- masturbation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- masturbation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)