Masculine
After
Meaning
- (formal,literary,masculine,strong) anus
- (masculine,obsolete,strong) buttocks, backside
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaftɐ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German after, from Old High German aftero ("rear; behind; below"; compare Old High German aftar (“after”, preposition, adverb)), from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”). Compare English after, Dutch achter, Danish efter.
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