rucksack

See also: Rucksack

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rucksack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌkˌsæk/, /ˈɹʊkˌsæk/

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

rucksack (plural rucksacks)

1. a bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps

   Synonyms: backpack, knapsack, haversack, packsack

Translations

a bag carried on the back; backpack

• Bulgarian: раница f (ranica)
• Danish: rygsæk (da)
• Dutch: rugzak (nl) m
• Finnish: rinkka (fi), reppu (fi)
• French: sac à dos (fr)
• German: Rucksack (de) m
• Greek: σακίδιο (el) n (sakídio)
• Hungarian: hátizsák (hu)
• Japanese: リュックサック (ja) (ryukkusakku), リュック (ja) (ryukku), 背嚢 (ja) (はいのう, hainō)
• Korean: 배낭(背囊) (ko) (baenang)
• Polish: plecak (pl) m
• Punjabi: ਥੈਲਾ (pa) m (thailā)
• Russian: рюкза́к (ru) m (rjukzák)
• Swedish: ryggsäck (sv)
• Ukrainian: рюкза́к m (rjukzák)
• Welsh: sach teithio m