Word of the day

[dreamer_easy]

"Nilpferdhinterteil"

"arse end of a hippo"

Comments

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

It's not that end you have to worry about!

[tysolna]

Or, vulgo, "Nilpferdarsch". ("nil-pferd-arsch")

Sometimes, I love my father tongue. :D

[antikythera.livejournal.com]

I know that 'pferd' is horse in German, therefore 'nilpferd' is hippopotamus. Does that translate to 'river-horse' the way it does in some languages?

Therefore 'hinterteil' = arse end. Good to know.

[catsparx.livejournal.com]

I so love that there's a special word for that!

[hexacontium.livejournal.com]

Strictly speaking it's not, but you can easily combine existing words and make them your own