Affenschaukel
German
editEtymology
editLiterally, “monkey's swing”.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editAffenschaukel f (genitive Affenschaukel, plural Affenschaukeln)
- A shoulder cord on a military uniform.
Declension
editDeclension of Affenschaukel [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Affenschaukel | die | Affenschaukeln |
genitive | einer | der | Affenschaukel | der | Affenschaukeln |
dative | einer | der | Affenschaukel | den | Affenschaukeln |
accusative | eine | die | Affenschaukel | die | Affenschaukeln |
References
edit- Michael Robert, Karin Doerr (2002) Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi-German: An English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 54
Further reading
edit- “Affenschaukel” in Duden online
- “Affenschaukel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache