Fellaffe

German

Ein Fellaffe unter einem Sattel.

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]

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.