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omosessuale

homosexual

noun adjective oh-moh-ses-soo-AH-leh Rare
People & Society Relationships

Usage Note

Omosessuale functions as both a noun and an adjective and is invariable in gender — the same form is used for masculine and feminine: un uomo omosessuale, una donna omosessuale. The plural is omosessuali for both genders. It is the neutral, clinical term; in everyday speech Italians may use gay (invariable, borrowed from English). The prefix omo- comes from Greek homos (same).

Examples

"Ha dichiarato di essere omosessuale."

Natural Translation

He declared that he is homosexual.

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