affen-

German

Etymology

Affe (“ape”) +‎ -n-. Compare hunde-, sau-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

affen-

(informal, sometimes derogatory) Intensifies nouns and adjectives.
‎affen- + ‎Hitze (“heat”) → ‎Affenhitze (“extreme heat”)

‎affen- + ‎Zahn (“high speed”) → ‎Affenzahn (“breakneck speed”)

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with affen-
affengeil, Affenhitze, Affenkomödie, Affenliebe, Affenschande, Affenspektakel, affenstark, Affentempo, Affentheater, Affenzahn

Further reading

“affen-” in Duden online
“affen-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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