Hintern

German

Alternative forms

H*ntern (censored)
Hinterer (archaic)

Etymology

Generalised non-nominative form of Hinterer (“that which is back, backside”), a nominalisation of the adjective hinterer (“back, further to the back”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhɪntɐn]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Hin‧tern

Noun

Hintern m (strong, genitive Hinterns or Hintern, plural Hintern)

(slightly informal) The backside, bottom, butt, behind, hinder
Synonyms: (colloquial, often vulgar) Arsch m; (formal) Gesäß n; (slightly informal) Po m; (childish) Popo m

den Hintern versohlen ― to spank

sich in den Hintern beißen ― to kick oneself

sich auf den Hintern setzen (compare Hosenboden) ― to buckle down to work; to fall down

Hummeln im Hintern haben ― to have ants in one's pants

Declension

Declension of Hintern [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hintern	die	Hintern
genitive	eines	des	Hinterns, Hintern	der	Hintern
dative	einem	dem	Hintern	den	Hintern
accusative	einen	den	Hintern	die	Hintern