Sitzfleisch

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Sitzfleisch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɪtsflaɪʃ/ === Noun === Sitzfleisch (uncountable) The ability to endure or carry on with an activity. (slang) A person's bottom; the posterior. == German == === Etymology === From sitzen (“to sit”) +‎ Fleisch (“flesh”). Cognate with Yiddish זיצפֿלייש (zitsfleysh). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɪt͡sflaɪʃ/ === Noun === Sitzfleisch n (strong, genitive Sitzfleisches or Sitzfleischs, no plural) (colloquial, often humorous) buttocks (especially in the context of sitting) Synonyms: Gesäß, Hintern (colloquial, by extension) ability to sit still for extended periods of time, Sitzfleisch ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: sicflajš → English: Sitzfleisch → Serbo-Croatian: сѝцфлајш === Further reading === “Sitzfleisch” in Duden online