Gesäß

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German

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈzɛːs/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈzeːs/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Ge‧säß

Noun

Gesäß n (strong, genitive Gesäßes, plural Gesäße)

  1. (formal, anatomy) backside, buttocks
    Synonyms: Hintern, Hinterteil, Po; (childish) Popo; (potentially vulgar) Arsch

Declension

Declension of Gesäß
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gesäß die Gesäße
genitive eines des Gesäßes der Gesäße
dative einem dem Gesäß, Gesäße1 den Gesäßen
accusative ein das Gesäß die Gesäße

1Now rare, see notes.

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