Affe

See also: affé

German

Etymology

From Old High German affo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈafə]
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Noun

Affe m (genitive Affen, plural Affen, diminutive Äffchen n or Äfflein n, feminine Äffin)

monkey or ape (male or female of unspecified sex)

Declension

Declension of Affe

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

Derived terms

Affenbrotbaum
Affenente
Berberaffe
Inselaffe
Klammeraffe
Lackaffe
Maulaffe
Menschenaffe (more precise term for “ape”)
nachäffen
Rhesusaffe

Further reading

Affe in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Affe

plural of Aff

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