Definition
Engaging in sexual intercourse or reproduction between two organisms.
Etymology
From Latin 'copulatus,' past participle of 'copulare' meaning 'to couple or join together.' The root 'copula' means 'a bond or tie,' reflecting the joining of two entities.
Kelly Says
The word 'copulate' shares its Latin root with 'copula,' a term in formal logic for the verb 'to be'—so grammatically, 'is' is a copula that joins a subject to its description, just as copulation joins two organisms.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተዋወቅ
ma-ste-wa-weq
ARالعربية
الارتباط
al-ir-ti-bat
CACatalà
connectar
kon-nek-tar
DEDeutsch
sich paaren
sich pa-ren
ELΕλληνικά
συζεύγονται
si-ze-v-go-n-tai
ESEspañol
copulando
ko-poo-lan-do
FISuomi
yhdistyä
y-hdis-tyä
FRFrançais
copulant
ko-poo-lan
HEעברית
להתרבות
le-hit-rav-ut
HUMagyar
összekapcsol
oss-ze-ka-p-sol
IDBahasa Indonesia
berperkawinan
ber-per-ka-win-an
ITItaliano
copulando
ko-poo-lan-do
MSBahasa Melayu
berperkawinan
ber-per-ka-win-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်သွယ်
shet-thwe-say
NLNederlands
copuleren
ko-poo-le-ren
PLPolski
łączyć się
w-a-ch-it-sya
PTPortuguês
copulando
ko-poo-lan-do
RORomână
a se împreuna
a se im-pre-u-na
RUРусский
совершать акт
so-ver-shat akt
SVSvenska
kopulera
kop-u-le-ra
SWKiswahili
kuunganisha
koo-gan-ee-sha
TEతెలుగు
సంధించు
san-dhi-nchu
THไทย
ผสมพันธุ์
phon-sam-phan-thoo
TLTL
mag-uugnay
mag-oo-g-nay
UKУкраїнська
сплюгатись
splyu-gat-sya
VITiếng Việt
sinh sản
sinh-san
ZUZU
ukuthwala
koo-th-wa-la