ass

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
2. A stupid or jerky (inconsiderate, etc) person.
3. (obsolete, slang) A compositor.

Adj

Of low quality; bad.

Particle

Synonym of -ass (used to intensify an adjective).

Sinonieme

donkey

🫏

arse

buttocks

butt

bum

bottom

backside

fool

rump

behind

rear end

jackass

hindquarters

buns

tail

asshole

rear

fanny

stern

burro

nates

hind end

posterior

tooshie

prat

tail end

keister

derriere

idiot

tush

seat

💺

can

fundament

piece of ass

back

🔙

screw

screwing

piece of tail

fucking

fuck

👉👌

arsehole

shtup

dolt

blockhead

buttock

rectum

roll in the hay

mule

nookie

anus

Vertalings

âne

🫏

Esel

🍑

asino

🫏

culo

🍑

burro

🫏

Arsch

cul

asno

🫏

ezel

🫏

culo

🍑

kont

burro

🫏

cul

sedere

🪑

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/æs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: asse

Geërf van Old English: assa

Verwante met Old Irish: asan

Verwante met Old Cornish: asen

Verwante met Old English: esol

Verwante met Latyn: asinus

Geërf van Middle English: ars

Geërf van Old English: ærs

Verwante met Old High German: ars

Verwante met Duits: Arsch

Verwante met Old Norse: ars

Verwante met Old Frisian: ers

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: ὄρρος

In summary

From Middle English asse, from Old English assa, back-formed from assen (“she-ass”), from Celtic (compare Old Irish asan, Old Cornish asen), from Latin asinus. Displaced Old English esol, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, also a loanword from the same Latin word. Sense “stupid person” from the animal's reputation for stubbornness, going back to antiquity (compare Latin asinus (“slow-witted person”)).