sau-

See also: sau, Sau, SAU, sáu, sâu, său, and s-au

German

Etymology

From Sau (“sow, female pig”). Compare hunde-, from Hund (“dog”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zaʊ̯/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /sɑɔ̯/ (Austria)
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Prefix

sau-

  1. (slang) Intensifies nouns and adjectives.
    ‎sau- + ‎teuer (“expensive”) → ‎sauteuer (“very expensive”)
    ‎sau- + ‎geil (“cool, awesome”) → ‎saugeil (“very cool”)
  2. (slang, derogatory) Creates disparaging or pejorative forms of nouns.
    ‎sau- + ‎Wetter (“weather”) → ‎Sauwetter (“terrible weather”)
    ‎sau- + ‎Arbeit (“work”) → ‎Sauarbeit (“unpleasant work”)

Derived terms
  • German terms prefixed with sau-
  • saublöd, saudoof, saudumm, saufrech, saugut, saukomisch
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