assexual

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese a-

Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.

Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder.

Proto-Italic *seksus

Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.

Proto-Italic *sekaō

Latin secō

Latin secāre?

Latin sexus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin sexuālislbor.

Portuguese sexual

Portuguese assexual

From a- + sexual.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.sek.suˈaw/ [a.sek.sʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /a.sekˈswaw/ [a.sekˈswaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sɛˈkswal/ [ɐ.sɛˈkswaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sɛˈkswal/ [ɐ.sɛˈkswaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sɛˈkswa.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: as‧se‧xu‧al

Adjective

assexual m or f (plural assexuais)

1. (biology) asexual (having no distinct sex)

   Synonym: assexuado

2. asexual (somebody who does not experience sexual attraction)

Coordinate terms

sexual orientation adjectives: adjetivos de orientação sexualedit

• assexual
• bissexual
• demissexual
• heterossexual
• homossexual
  • gay
  • lésbica
• onissexual
• pansexual

Derived terms

• assexualidade
• assexualmente

Further reading

• “assexual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “assexual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026