Knappsack

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch knapzak (older form cnapsack), from Middle Dutch cnappen (“to bite with teeth”), ultimately from knappen (“to eat, crack”), of imitative origin, + Sack. Cognate with Low German knapzak. Compare German Schnappsack.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈknapzak]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Knapp‧sack
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun[edit]

Knappsack m (strong, genitive Knappsackes or Knappsacks, plural Knappsäcke)

  1. bag for food, especially while travelling; knapsack

Declension[edit]

Declension of Knappsack [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Knappsack die Knappsäcke
genitive eines des Knappsackes, Knappsacks der Knappsäcke
dative einem dem Knappsack, Knappsacke1 den Knappsäcken
accusative einen den Knappsack die Knappsäcke

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading[edit]

  • “Knappsack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Knappsack” in Duden online
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