Menschenaffe

German

Etymology

From Mensch (“man, human being, person”) +‎ -en- +‎ Affe (“ape”), cognate with Dutch mensaap.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Menschenaffe m (weak, genitive Menschenaffen, plural Menschenaffen, feminine Menschenäffin)

1. (colloquial) ape or great ape (male or of unspecified gender) (a tail-less primate)
2. (sciences) hominid (male or of unspecified gender) (a member of the family Hominidae, including humans)

Declension

Declension of Menschenaffe [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Menschenaffe	die	Menschenaffen
genitive	eines	des	Menschenaffen	der	Menschenaffen
dative	einem	dem	Menschenaffen	den	Menschenaffen
accusative	einen	den	Menschenaffen	die	Menschenaffen

See also

• Affe
• Affenmensch
• Anthropoid
• Anthropoide
• Großaffe
• Grossaffe
• Mensch
• Primat

 

Further reading

• “Menschenaffe” in Duden online
• “Menschenaffe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache