arsch-

== German == === Etymology === Uncertain. Ostensibly from Arsch (“arse”), but it has also been argued to derive ultimately from the Central German pronunciation of arg (“very”). === Pronunciation === === Prefix === arsch- (colloquial, somewhat vulgar) Intensifies adjectives or (rarely) nouns. Synonyms: sau-, schweine- ‎arsch- + ‎kalt (“cold”) → ‎arschkalt (“bitterly cold”) ‎arsch- + ‎Ruhe (“silence”) → ‎Arschruhe (“dead silence, indisturbable silence”) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === arschfreundlich (“insincerely friendly”) (not intensifying, therefore better analyzed as Arsch + freundlich) === Further reading === “arsch-” in Duden online “arsch-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)