affen-

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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

Further reading

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