# sperma
## English
### Noun

sperma (plural spermata)
* Obsolete form of sperm.
** 1600, John Pory (translator), A Geographical Historie of Africa (original by Leo Africanus), page 344:
    The head of this fish is as hard as stone. The inhabitants of the Ocean sea coast affirme that this fish casteth foorth Amber; but whether the said Amber be the sperma or the excrement thereof, they cannot well determine.

### Anagrams

* ampers, prames, remaps

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sperma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈspɛrma]

### Noun

sperma n
* sperm, semen
    Synonym: semeno

#### Related terms

* spermie

### Further reading

* “sperma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “sperma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “sperma”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Late Latin sperma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspɛrmaː/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

sperma n (uncountable)
* (biology) sperm, semen (fluid animal seed)

#### Synonyms

* zaad

#### Related terms

* spermabank
* spermadonor
* spermatozoïde

## Estonian
### Etymology

From German Sperma.

### Noun

sperma (genitive sperma, partitive spermat)
* sperm

#### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### See also

* seeme
* seemnevedelik

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”), possibly through Latin sperma or German Sperma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspermɑ/, [ˈs̠pe̞rmɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ermɑ
* Hyphenation: sper‧ma

### Noun

sperma
* semen, sperm

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sperma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
spermani
spermani
accusative
nom.
spermani
spermani
gen.
spermani
genitive
spermani
spermojeni spermaini $^{rare}$
partitive
spermaani
spermojani
inessive
spermassani
spermoissani
elative
spermastani
spermoistani
illative
spermaani
spermoihini
adessive
spermallani
spermoillani
ablative
spermaltani
spermoiltani
allative
spermalleni
spermoilleni
essive
spermanani
spermoinani
translative
spermakseni
spermoikseni
abessive
spermattani
spermoittani
instructive
comitative
—spermoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
spermasi
spermasi
accusative
nom.
spermasi
spermasi
gen.
spermasi
genitive
spermasi
spermojesi spermaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
spermaasi
spermojasi
inessive
spermassasi
spermoissasi
elative
spermastasi
spermoistasi
illative
spermaasi
spermoihisi
adessive
spermallasi
spermoillasi
ablative
spermaltasi
spermoiltasi
allative
spermallesi
spermoillesi
essive
spermanasi
spermoinasi
translative
spermaksesi
spermoiksesi
abessive
spermattasi
spermoittasi
instructive
comitative
—spermoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
spermamme
spermamme
accusative
nom.
spermamme
spermamme
gen.
spermamme
genitive
spermamme
spermojemme spermaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
spermaamme
spermojamme
inessive
spermassamme
spermoissamme
elative
spermastamme
spermoistamme
illative
spermaamme
spermoihimme
adessive
spermallamme
spermoillamme
ablative
spermaltamme
spermoiltamme
allative
spermallemme
spermoillemme
essive
spermanamme
spermoinamme
translative
spermaksemme
spermoiksemme
abessive
spermattamme
spermoittamme
instructive
comitative
—spermoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
spermanne
spermanne
accusative
nom.
spermanne
spermanne
gen.
spermanne
genitive
spermanne
spermojenne spermainne $^{rare}$
partitive
spermaanne
spermojanne
inessive
spermassanne
spermoissanne
elative
spermastanne
spermoistanne
illative
spermaanne
spermoihinne
adessive
spermallanne
spermoillanne
ablative
spermaltanne
spermoiltanne
allative
spermallenne
spermoillenne
essive
spermananne
spermoinanne
translative
spermaksenne
spermoiksenne
abessive
spermattanne
spermoittanne
instructive
comitative
—spermoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
spermansa
spermansa
accusative
nom.
spermansa
spermansa
gen.
spermansa
genitive
spermansa
spermojensa spermainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
spermaansa
spermojaan spermojansa
inessive
spermassaan spermassansa
spermoissaan spermoissansa
elative
spermastaan spermastansa
spermoistaan spermoistansa
illative
spermaansa
spermoihinsa
adessive
spermallaan spermallansa
spermoillaan spermoillansa
ablative
spermaltaan spermaltansa
spermoiltaan spermoiltansa
allative
spermalleen spermallensa
spermoilleen spermoillensa
essive
spermanaan spermanansa
spermoinaan spermoinansa
translative
spermakseen spermaksensa
spermoikseen spermoiksensa
abessive
spermattaan spermattansa
spermoittaan spermoittansa
instructive
comitative
—spermoineen spermoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* siemenneste

#### Derived terms

* spermanluovuttaja
* spermapankki

### Further reading

* “sperma”, 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 2023-07-03

## Italian
### Etymology

From Late Latin sperma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspɛr.ma/
* Rhymes: -ɛrma
* Hyphenation: spèr‧ma

### Noun

sperma m (plural spermi)
* sperm

### Further reading

* sperma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* sprema

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).

### Noun

sperma n (genitive spermatis); third declension
* seed, semen, sperm

#### Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

#### Descendants

* Catalan: esperma
* Old French: sperme
** Middle French: sperme
*** → English: sperm
*** French: sperme
* → German: Sperma
** → Estonian: sperma

### References

* “sperma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* "sperma", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* sperma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Latvian
### Etymology

From Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

sperma f (4th declension)
* sperm, semen (generative substance of male animals)

#### Synonyms

* sēkla

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

From Late Latin sperma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsʲpʲɛɾmɐ]

### Noun

spèrma f (plural spèrmos) stress pattern 1
* sperm, semen

#### Synonyms

* sėkla

#### Derived terms

* spermatozoidas

### See also

* ejakuliacija
* ejakuliatas
* ejakuliuoti
* prejakuliatas

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sperma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspɛr.ma/

### Noun

sperma f
* semen, sperm
    Synonyms: liba, żerriegħa

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).

#### Noun

sperma n (definite singular spermaet, uncountable)
* sperm, semen

##### Synonyms

* sperm
* sæd

##### Derived terms

* sperme

##### Related terms

* spermie

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

sperma
* inflection of sperme:
** simple past
** past participle

### References

* “sperma” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).

### Noun

sperma n (definite singular spermaet, uncountable)
* sperm, semen

#### Synonyms

* sæd

#### Related terms

* spermie

### References

* “sperma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

From Late Latin sperma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspɛr.ma/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛrma
* Syllabification: sper‧ma

### Noun

sperma f
* semen

#### Derived terms

* agamospermia

### Further reading

* sperma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* sperma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsperma]

### Noun

sperma
* definite nominative/accusative singular of spermă

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Late Latin sperma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /spěrma/

### Noun

spèrma f (Cyrillic spelling спѐрма)
* sperm

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Etymology

From Late Latin sperma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /spɛ́ːrma/

### Noun

spȇrma f
* sperm, semen

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “sperma”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Noun

sperma c
* semen
    Synonyms: säd, sädesvätska, (slang) sarre, (slang) sagge

#### Derived terms

* spermabank

#### See also

* spermie (“sperm cell”)
* sats (“load”)

### References

* sperma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* sperma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* sperma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH
* Fula Ordboken