ars
Middle English
/ˈars/
noun
Definitions
- arse, anus
- bottom, buttocks
Etymology
Inherited from Old English ærs inherited from *ars inherited from Proto-Germanic *arsaz inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos (backside, arse, buttocks, behind).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃érsos
Gloss
backside, arse, buttocks, behind
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
尻
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arse English
- arse-kisser English
- arse-licking English
- arsebreath English
- arsecheek English
- arsecunt English
- arseface English
- arsehead English
- arsehole English
- arseless English
- arseling English
- arseload English
- arselong English
- arsemunch English
- arsesmart English
- arsewipe English
- arsey English
- arsle English
- ass English
- badarse English
- bare-arse English
- barearse English
- lardarse English
- shortarse English
- whip-arse English
- -ānus Latin
- οὐρά Ancient Greek
- ὄρρος Ancient Greek
- *h₁ers- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃érsos Proto-Indo-European
- *arsaz Proto-Germanic
- ears Old English
- ærs Old English
- ars Old Norse
- rass Old Norse
- ars Old High German
- ոռ Old Armenian
- err Old Irish
- *ars gmw-pro
- *ars Old Dutch
- ars Old Saxon
- as Tok Pisin
- raasclaat Jamaican Creole
- rass Jamaican Creole