# lesbo
## English
### Etymology

From lesb(ian) +‎ -o.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈlɛzbəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈlɛzboʊ/

### Noun

lesbo (plural lesbos)
* (colloquial, derogatory) Lesbian.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Sobel, Soble, Boles, Lebos, Belos, Blose, boles, sobel, lobes, lebos

## Dutch
### Etymology

Clipping of lesbienne +‎ -o.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛs.boː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: les‧bo

### Noun

lesbo f (plural lesbo's)
* (informal or slang) lesbian
    Synonyms: lesbi, lesbienne

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlesbo]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -esbo
* Hyphenation: les‧bo

### Noun

lesbo (accusative singular lesbon, plural lesboj, accusative plural lesbojn)
* (neologism) a lesbian
    Synonyms: gejino, lesbanino, safismulino, samseksemulino
** 2000, Joao Manoel Aguilera Junior, “Esperanto en geja parado”, in La Ondo de Esperanto, numbers 8-9:[E]sperantistoj en la 4a Parado de Geja Fiero en San-Paŭlo (Brazilo) portis sloganrubandon: “Esperanto, Lingvo Internacia, unuiganta la G.L.S-komunumon” (gejoj, lesboj kaj simpatiantoj).Esperantists in the 4th Gay Pride Parade in São Paulo (Brazil) carried a banner: "Esperanto, International Language, unifying the G.L.S. community" (gays, lesbians, and supporters).

#### Hypernyms

* gejo (“gay”)
* samseksemulo (“homosexual”)

#### Derived terms

* lesba

#### See also

* samseksemo (“homosexuality”)

## Finnish
### Etymology

Back-formation from lesbolainen (“lesbian”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlesbo/, [ˈle̞s̠bo̞]
* Rhymes: -esbo
* Hyphenation: les‧bo

### Noun

lesbo
* lesbian

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lesbo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lesboni
lesboni
accusative
nom.
lesboni
lesboni
gen.
lesboni
genitive
lesboni
lesbojeni
partitive
lesboani
lesbojani
inessive
lesbossani
lesboissani
elative
lesbostani
lesboistani
illative
lesbooni
lesboihini
adessive
lesbollani
lesboillani
ablative
lesboltani
lesboiltani
allative
lesbolleni
lesboilleni
essive
lesbonani
lesboinani
translative
lesbokseni
lesboikseni
abessive
lesbottani
lesboittani
instructive
comitative
—lesboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lesbosi
lesbosi
accusative
nom.
lesbosi
lesbosi
gen.
lesbosi
genitive
lesbosi
lesbojesi
partitive
lesboasi
lesbojasi
inessive
lesbossasi
lesboissasi
elative
lesbostasi
lesboistasi
illative
lesboosi
lesboihisi
adessive
lesbollasi
lesboillasi
ablative
lesboltasi
lesboiltasi
allative
lesbollesi
lesboillesi
essive
lesbonasi
lesboinasi
translative
lesboksesi
lesboiksesi
abessive
lesbottasi
lesboittasi
instructive
comitative
—lesboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lesbomme
lesbomme
accusative
nom.
lesbomme
lesbomme
gen.
lesbomme
genitive
lesbomme
lesbojemme
partitive
lesboamme
lesbojamme
inessive
lesbossamme
lesboissamme
elative
lesbostamme
lesboistamme
illative
lesboomme
lesboihimme
adessive
lesbollamme
lesboillamme
ablative
lesboltamme
lesboiltamme
allative
lesbollemme
lesboillemme
essive
lesbonamme
lesboinamme
translative
lesboksemme
lesboiksemme
abessive
lesbottamme
lesboittamme
instructive
comitative
—lesboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lesbonne
lesbonne
accusative
nom.
lesbonne
lesbonne
gen.
lesbonne
genitive
lesbonne
lesbojenne
partitive
lesboanne
lesbojanne
inessive
lesbossanne
lesboissanne
elative
lesbostanne
lesboistanne
illative
lesboonne
lesboihinne
adessive
lesbollanne
lesboillanne
ablative
lesboltanne
lesboiltanne
allative
lesbollenne
lesboillenne
essive
lesbonanne
lesboinanne
translative
lesboksenne
lesboiksenne
abessive
lesbottanne
lesboittanne
instructive
comitative
—lesboinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lesbonsa
lesbonsa
accusative
nom.
lesbonsa
lesbonsa
gen.
lesbonsa
genitive
lesbonsa
lesbojensa
partitive
lesboaan lesboansa
lesbojaan lesbojansa
inessive
lesbossaan lesbossansa
lesboissaan lesboissansa
elative
lesbostaan lesbostansa
lesboistaan lesboistansa
illative
lesboonsa
lesboihinsa
adessive
lesbollaan lesbollansa
lesboillaan lesboillansa
ablative
lesboltaan lesboltansa
lesboiltaan lesboiltansa
allative
lesbolleen lesbollensa
lesboilleen lesboillensa
essive
lesbonaan lesbonansa
lesboinaan lesboinansa
translative
lesbokseen lesboksensa
lesboikseen lesboiksensa
abessive
lesbottaan lesbottansa
lesboittaan lesboittansa
instructive
comitative
—lesboineen lesboinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (lesbian): lepakko (slang), homonainen (rare)

#### Derived terms

* lesbismi
* lesbous
* lesboliitto
* lesbopari
* rekkalesbo

#### See also

* homo

### References

* Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “lesbo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02