hinterfotzig
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]This term comes from southern Germany, a compound word created from hinter (“behind”) and fotzig, the latter being derived from (regional) Fotze (“mouth, gob”). Therefore, the compound is an adjective for someone who is dishonest and likely to talk behind someone's back.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhɪntɐˌfɔt͡sɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌfɔt͡sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Hyphenation: hin‧ter‧fot‧zig
Adjective
[edit]hinterfotzig (strong nominative masculine singular hinterfotziger, comparative hinterfotziger, superlative am hinterfotzigsten)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of hinterfotzig
Comparative forms of hinterfotzig
Superlative forms of hinterfotzig
Adverb
[edit]hinterfotzig
- backwards
- from behind
- secretly, insidiously, stealthily
Further reading
[edit]- “hinterfotzig” in Duden online