Gesäß
See also: Gesäss
German edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German gesæze, gesezze, gesetze, gesōze, from Old High German gisāzi (“seat, residence, camp, backside”), from "where one sits on"; compare German sitzen. Possibly ultimately from a Proto-Germanic *sētiją. Compare also English seat, Icelandic sæti, Middle Dutch gesaete.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈzɛːs/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈzeːs/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ge‧säß
Noun edit
Gesäß n (strong, genitive Gesäßes, plural Gesäße)
- (formal, anatomy) backside, buttocks
- Synonyms: Hintern, Hinterteil, Po; (childish) Popo; (potentially vulgar) Arsch
Declension edit
Declension of Gesäß [neuter, strong]
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Further reading edit
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