FromAncient Greekἀνδρόγυνος(andrógunos,“hermaphrodite”), fromἀνδρός(andrós) (genitive ofἀνήρ(anḗr,“man”)) +γυνή(gunḗ,“woman”).
אַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס• (andróginos) m
- (Jewishlaw, potentially offensive) Exhibiting bothmale andfemalecharacteristics, anandrogyne orhermaphrodite
- Mishneh Torah, Marriage 2:24
מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ אֵיבַר זִכְרוּת וְאֵיבַר נְקֵבוּת הוּא הַנִּקְרָאאַנְדְּרוֹגִינוּס וְהוּא סָפֵק אִם זָכָר סָפֵק אִם נְקֵבָה. וְאֵין לוֹ סִימָן שֶׁיִּוָּדַע בּוֹ אִם הוּא זָכָר וַדַּאי אִם הִיא נְקֵבָה וַדָּאִית לְעוֹלָם- One who has a male organ and a female organ is called anandrogyne and there is uncertainty if they are male or female. And there is no sign that would ever determine that they were definitely male or female.
- Potentially offensive when used in regards tointersex persons in day-to-day contexts.
