Aa (children's language)
Aa (or Aa ) is a child-language expression for feces that has been attested since the beginning of the 19th century . The Brothers Grimm defined in the German dictionary :
"Aa, m. merda, excrementum, two-syllable and two accented, an ancient word that only lacks certificates, more decent than the common expressions koth or dirt, but now only when spoken to children or confidentially: that is aa! aa do, do what you need. "
The expression is substantiated from the onomatopoeic interjection a – a . The word is used in particular in the expression Aa make .
Web links
Wiktionary: Aa - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ aa , m. merda, excrementum . In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 1 : A - Beer whey - (I). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1854, Sp. 5 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
- ↑ Duden.de