Gesäß

See also: Gesäss

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German gisazi (seat, residence, camp, backside), from “where one sits on”, compare sitzen. Possibly ultimately from a Proto-Germanic *sētiją. Compare also English seat, Icelandic sæti, Middle Dutch gesaete.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈzɛːs/
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Noun

Gesäß n (genitive Gesäßes, plural Gesäße)

  1. (formal, anatomy) backside, buttocks

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