Gesäß

See also: Gesäss

German

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 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

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 uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • Gesäßbein
  • Gesäßmuskel
  • Gesäßschwiele
  • Gesäßtasche

Further reading
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