affen-

== German == === Etymology === From Affe (“ape”) +‎ -n-. Compare hunde-, sau-. === Pronunciation === === Prefix === affen- (informal, sometimes derogatory) Intensifies nouns and adjectives. ‎affen- + ‎Hitze (“heat”) → ‎Affenhitze (“extreme heat”) ‎affen- + ‎Zahn (“high speed”) → ‎Affenzahn (“breakneck speed”) ==== Derived terms ==== affengeil, Affenhitze, Affenkomödie, Affenliebe, Affenschande, Affenspektakel, affenstark, Affentempo, Affentheater, Affenzahn === Further reading === “affen-” in Duden online “affen-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)