interseksulo

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-der.

Esperanto inter-

Esperanto sekso

Russian -у́ля (-úlja)bor.

Proto-Slavic *-uľa

Polish -ulabor.

Esperanto -ulo

Esperanto interseksulo

From inter- (“between”) + sekso (“sex”) + -ulo (“person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /intersekˈsulo/

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• Rhymes: -ulo
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧sek‧su‧lo
• Hyphenation: inter‧seks‧ulo

Noun

interseksulo (accusative singular interseksulon, plural interseksuloj, accusative plural interseksulojn)

1. (biology) an intersex person

   Synonym: ambaŭseksulo

Usage notes

Certain Esperanto speakers have taken the habit, as in other languages, of saying interseksa homo, reflecting the idea that being intersex does not define a person.