Affenschaukel
German
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Etymology
[edit]Literally, “monkey's swing”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]Affenschaukel f (genitive Affenschaukel, plural Affenschaukeln)
- A shoulder cord on a military uniform.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Affenschaukel [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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