German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German bolz, from Old High German bolz, from Proto-West Germanic *bolt. Compare Dutch bout, English bolt, Danish bolt, Icelandic bolti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔlt͡sən/, [ˈbɔlt͡sn̩]
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Noun edit

Bolzen m (strong, genitive Bolzens, plural Bolzen)

  1. bolt (cylindrical pin)
  2. bolt (crossbow projectile)
  3. penis
    • 2017, Joachim Schwarz, Erotische Kurzgeschichten 3: Erzählungen von sexuellen Erlebnissen, neobooks, →ISBN:
      Nicki griff mir gleich unter meine Boxershorts und begann meinen Bolzen zu massieren.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2018, Sandra Wagner, Erotik Stories und Geschichten 5 - 393 Seiten: Erotische Sex-Kurz-Geschichten für mehr Sinnlichkeit, Leidenschaft, Begierde, Libido, Rausch, Wollust, Trieb uvm., neobooks, →ISBN:
      Ich versuche diesen Bolzen in meinen Mund zunehmen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes edit

Not used in most of the other senses of the English word bolt, specifically almost never for a threaded fastener. The distinction between screws and bolts that exists in English (though it is much more tenuous than what standards attempt to uphold through definitions that in fact often violate common usage), does not exist in German, and both screws and bolts are called Schrauben.

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