affe

See also: Affe and affé

Middle High German

Etymology

    From Old High German affo, from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈafːə/

    Noun

    affe m

    1. monkey; ape

    Declension

    Declension of affe (weak masculine)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein dër affe die affen
    genitive eines dës affen dër affen
    dative eime dëm affen dën affen
    accusative einen dën affen die affen

    Descendants

    • Alemannic German: Aff
    • Central Franconian: Aff, Aap (Ripuarian)
      • Hunsrik: Aff
      • Luxembourgish: Af
    • East Central German: Aff
    • German: Affe
    • Rhine Franconian: Aff
      • Pennsylvania German: Aff
    • Yiddish: אַפֿע (afe)

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “affe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "affe" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

    Swedish

    Noun

    affe n

    1. (slang) amphetamine, speed
      Synonym: tjack

    Declension

    Declension of affe
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite affe affes
    definite affet affets
    plural indefinite — —
    definite — —

    References

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