Aff

See also: aff, AFF, and aff.

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German affo, from Proto-Germanic *apô. Cognate with German Affe, Dutch aap, English ape, Swedish apa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑfː/

Noun

Aff m (plural Affe, diminutive Äffli)

1. monkey, ape

References

• “Aff”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache^[1] (in German), volume I, 1885–2020, column 99
• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Aaf (western Moselle Franconian; few dialects of Ripuarian)
• Aap (Ripuarian)

Noun

Aff m

1. (eastern Moselle Franconian) ape; monkey

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German affo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /af/

Noun

Aff m (plural Affe)

1. monkey, ape

   Er is hoorich wie en Aff.

   He is hairy like a monkey.

   • 1874, Peter Joseph Rottmann, Gedichte in Hunsrücker Mundart, p. 3:

     Willst Dau, Hannes, noh Bresilje ziehe, / Wo Deich Schlange unn die Affe kriehe? / Ach, dann stehrbt gewiß Dei Liesekett!

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Affe, Dutch aap, English ape.

Noun

Aff m (plural Affe)

1. ape
2. monkey
3. silly person

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Rhine Franconian

Noun

Aff

1. (Palatine) ape; monkey