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German
Etymology
From Arsch (“arse”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
arsch-
- (vulgar, informal) Intensifies nouns and adjectives.
- arsch- + kalt (“cold”) → arschkalt (“bitterly cold”)
- arsch- + Ruhe (“silence”) → Arschruhe (“dead silence, indisturbable silence”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “arsch-” in Duden online
- “arsch-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache