Fellaffe

German edit

Ein Fellaffe unter einem Sattel.

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈfɛl.ˌʔafə]

Noun edit

Fellaffe m (weak, genitive Fellaffen, plural Fellaffen)

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 edit

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