arsch-

German

Etymology

Uncertain. Ostensibly from Arsch (“arse”), but it has also been argued to derive ultimately from the Central German pronunciation of arg (“very”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

arsch-

  1. (colloquial, somewhat vulgar) Intensifies adjectives or (rarely) nouns.
    Synonyms: sau-, schweine-
    ‎arsch- + ‎kalt (“cold”) → ‎arschkalt (“bitterly cold”)
    ‎arsch- + ‎Ruhe (“silence”) → ‎Arschruhe (“dead silence, indisturbable silence”)

Derived terms

    German terms prefixed with arsch-
    arschkalt
    arschlaut
    arschteuer
  • arschbillig
  • arschdreckig
  • arschfaul
  • arschfrüh
  • arschgeil
  • arschheiß
  • arschhoch
  • arschkalt
  • arschknapp
  • arschlang
  • arschlaut
  • arschmüde
  • arschnass
  • arschspät
  • arschteuer
  • arschtief
  • arschtrocken
  • arschweit

See also

  • arschfreundlich (“insincerely friendly”) (not intensifying, therefore better analyzed as Arsch + freundlich)

Further reading

  • “arsch-” in Duden online
  • “arsch-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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