"sau-" meaning in German

See sau- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /zaʊ̯/, /sɑɔ̯/ Audio: De-sau-.ogg
Etymology: From Sau (“sow, female pig”). Compare hunde-, from Hund (“dog”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|Sau||sow, female pig}} Sau (“sow, female pig”), {{m|de|hunde-}} hunde-, {{m|de|Hund|t=dog}} Hund (“dog”) Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} sau-
  1. (slang) Intensifies nouns and adjectives. Tags: morpheme, slang
    Sense id: en-sau--de-prefix-mXEIdOcq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German intensifiers Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of German intensifiers: 62 38
  2. (slang, derogatory) Creates disparaging or pejorative forms of nouns. Tags: derogatory, morpheme, slang
    Sense id: en-sau--de-prefix-xhD88MJ~ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: saublöd, saudoof, saudumm, saufrech, saugut, saukomisch

Download JSON data for sau- meaning in German (2.5kB)

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        {
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "saufrech"
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    {
      "word": "saugut"
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