affe

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See also: Affe and affé

Middle High German

Etymology

    From Old High German affo, from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈafːə/

    Noun

    affe m

    1. monkey; ape

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Alemannic German: Aff
    • Central Franconian: Aff, Aap (Ripuarian)
      • Hunsrik: Aff
      • Luxembourgish: Af
    • East Central German: Aff
    • German: Affe
    • Rhine Franconian: Aff
      • Pennsylvania German: Aff
    • Yiddish: אַפֿע (afe)

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “affe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "affe" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

    Swedish

    Noun

    affe n

    1. (slang) amphetamine, speed
      Synonym: tjack

    Declension

    Declension of affe
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite affe affes
    definite affet affets
    plural indefinite
    definite

    References