spermatic

English

Alternative forms

spermatick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English spermatik, from Latin spermaticus, from Ancient Greek σπερματικός (spermatikós).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /spɚˈmætɪk/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /spəˈmætɪk/
Hyphenation: sper‧mat‧ic

Adjective

spermatic (comparative more spermatic, superlative most spermatic)

Of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm.
Producing, conveying or containing sperm; seminiferous.
(archaic) Generative.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 11:
  […] or some hidden Spermatick power has gendered these both Anchors, Urnes, Coins, and Sculls in the ground […]

Derived terms

aspermatic
spermatic artery
spermatic chord
spermatic fascia
spermatic plexus
spermatic vein

Translations

of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm

Catalan: espermàtic
French: spermatique (fr)
Italian: spermatico, spermico
Lithuanian: sėklinis
Portuguese: espermático
Romanian: spermatic (ro)
Russian: семенно́й (ru) (semennój), сперматический (spermatičeskij)
Spanish: espermático

producing, conveying or containing sperm — see seminiferous

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Arabic: ^{(please verify)} مَنَوِيّ (manawiyy)
Russian: ^{(please verify)} семенно́й (ru) (semennój)

Noun

spermatic (plural spermatics)

(anatomy, archaic) Ellipsis of spermatic artery.
- 1853, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, page 791:
  The abdominal portion is supplied from the spermatics, the lumbar, and in some instances the mesocolic artery.

Anagrams

crampiest, impacters, reimpacts

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French spermatique. Equivalent to spermă +‎ -atic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sperˈmatik/

Adjective

spermatic m or n (feminine singular spermatică, masculine plural spermatici, feminine and neuter plural spermatice)

spermatic

Declension

Declension of *spermatic*
		masculine	feminine	masculine	neuter
		singular		plural
nominative- accusative	indefinite	spermatic	spermatică	spermatici	spermatice
nominative- accusative	definite	spermaticul	spermatica	spermaticii	spermaticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	spermatic	spermatice	spermatici	spermatice
genitive- dative	definite	spermaticului	spermaticei	spermaticilor	spermaticelor