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Arsch
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German
Alternative forms
de :*rsch censored
Etymology
de gem-pro ine-pro 2
From de gmh ars, from de goh ars, from de gmw-pro *ars.
Cognate with nl aars, en arse. The alternative neuter gender in the figurative sense probably from a backformation from de Arschloch arsehole.
Pronunciation
de /arʃ/ [ʔaʁʃ] [ʔaɐ̯ʃ] [ʔaːʃ]
de De-Arsch.ogg
de De-Arsch2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aʁʃ 1
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
de vulgar arse, posterior, buttocks
de Gesäß<q:formal> ; Hintern<q:slightly informal> ; Po<q:slightly informal> ; Popo<q:childish>
Usage notes
In formal settings, Arsch is vulgar and inappropriate; in informal settings (e.g. among friends or family) this is often not the case. Note, however, that Arsch may have a stronger sexual implication than some synonyms, which—in certain contexts—might make the word inappropriate even in very informal settings.
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Hyponyms
de Affenarsch
de Eierarsch
de Knackarsch
de Lahmarsch
de Sackarsch
Derived terms
de arschig arschlings gearscht verarschen
Related terms
de am Arsch,im Arsch am Arsch lecken,im Arsch lecken Arschbacke Arsch der Welt Arschficker Arschgeige Arschgesicht Arschgeweih Arsch in der Hose arschkalt<qq:perhaps> Arschkarte Arschloch Arsch mit Ohren Arschrunzeln in den Arsch kriechen sich den Arsch aufreißen Arschkriecher Arschwichser
Noun
m:n[rarely],(e)s,^e
de derogatory arse mean or despicable person
de 2017 w:de:Dietmar Wischmeyer Vorspeisen zum Jüngsten Gericht Rowohlt Verlag Rowohlt e-Book Fällt mir natürlich Heiner, das Arsch, wieder ein, weißt du, was der zu mir gesagt hat, als ich ihn auf den Vorfall mit dem Kaffee angesprochen habe? Reminds me of Heiner, of course, that arse, d’you know what he said to me when I mentioned the coffee incident to him?
Declension
m:n[rarely],(e)s,^e
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