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The German word for tail is
Schwanz





tail

Plural

The plural of Schwanz is Schwänze.

German Definition


tail
     Substantiv:
     [1] Tier: Schwanz
     [2] Fluggerät: Schwanz, Rumpfende, Heck
     [3] Komet: Schweif
     [4] Person: Hinterteil, Allerwertester
          [1] The tail of our dog is short.
            Der Schwanz von unserem Hund ist kurz.

Translations for tail and their definitions

Schwanz ©
     n. a tail
     n. (informal, mildly, vulgar) a cock, a dick, a penis
     n. (derogatory, of a man) a prick
          Was will der Schwanz von mir? - What does this prick want from me?
Image illustrating the German word Schwanz


Hintern
     n. (slightly, informal) The backside, bottom, butt, behind, hinder
          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
     contraction. (colloquial)contraction of hinter den


beschatten
     v. (chiefly solemn, or poetic) to shadow, beshade (give shade, cast a shadow over)
     v. (figurative) to shadow (secretly follow and observe)


Heck
     n. stern (of a ship)
     n. tail (of an aeroplane)
     n. back (of a car)
     v. singular imperative of hecken
     v. colloquial of


Schweif
     n. tail (of animal, comet)
     v. singular imperative of schweifen
Image illustrating the German word Schweif


Hinterteil
     n. behind, hindquarter, butt


Gesäß
     n-n. (formal, anatomy) backside, buttocks


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