rucksack

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rucksack, from Rücken (“back”) and Sack (“sack”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

rucksack (plural rucksacks)

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

Synonyms

• back pack or backpack
• knapsack
• haversack
• packsack

Translations

a bag carried on the back

• Catalan: motxilla (ca) m
• Danish: rygsæk (da) c
• Dutch: rugzak (nl) m
• Faroese: ryggsekkur (fo) m
• Finnish: selkäreppu (fi), reppu (fi)
• French: sac à dos (fr) m

• German: Rucksack (de) m
• Latvian: mugursoma (lv) f
• Norwegian: ryggsekk (no)
• Russian: рюкзак (ru) m (rjukzak)
• Scottish Gaelic: màla-droma (gd) f
• Serbo-Croatian: ruksak (sh) m
• Spanish: mochila (es) f