Affenzahn

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German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

affen- +‎ Zahn (“high speed”)

Noun

Affenzahn m (strong, genitive Affenzahns or Affenzahnes, no plural)

  1. (colloquial, slang) breakneck speed
Declension
Declension of Affenzahn
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Affenzahn
genitive eines des Affenzahns, Affenzahnes
dative einem dem Affenzahn, Affenzahne1
accusative einen den Affenzahn

1Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Affe (“monkey”) +‎ -n- +‎ Zahn (“tooth”)

Noun

Affenzahn m (strong, genitive Affenzahns or Affenzahnes, plural Affenzähne)

  1. (usually in the plural) monkey's tooth (tooth of a monkey, or a monkey-like tooth)
Declension
Declension of Affenzahn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Affenzahn die Affenzähne
genitive eines des Affenzahns, Affenzahnes der Affenzähne
dative einem dem Affenzahn, Affenzahne1 den Affenzähnen
accusative einen den Affenzahn die Affenzähne

1Now rare, see notes.

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