Fellaffe

German

Etymology

Fell +‎ Affe. Affe has been occasionally employed with bag meaning since the early 19th century according to Kluge; earlier parallels include the Katzbalg of the Landsknechte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛl.ˌʔafə]
  • Rhymes: -afə

Noun

Fellaffe m (weak, genitive Fellaffen, plural Fellaffen)

  1. a kind of furry knapsack, standard in the Switzerland military and with some Wehrmacht and SS units in 1930–1950
    Synonyms: Felltornister, Affe, Haaraffe

Declension

Declension of Fellaffe [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fellaffe die Fellaffen
genitive eines des Fellaffen der Fellaffen
dative einem dem Fellaffen den Fellaffen
accusative einen den Fellaffen die Fellaffen
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