affen-

German

Etymology

Affe (“ape”) +‎ -n-. Compare hunde-, sau-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

affen-

1. (informal, sometimes derogatory) Intensifies nouns and adjectives.

   ‎affen- + ‎Hitze (“heat”) → ‎Affenhitze (“extreme heat”)

   ‎affen- + ‎Zahn (“high speed”) → ‎Affenzahn (“breakneck speed”)

Derived terms

• German terms prefixed with affen-
• affengeil, Affenhitze, Affenkomödie, Affenliebe, Affenschande, Affenspektakel, affenstark, Affentempo, Affentheater, Affenzahn

Further reading

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