Koffer
Bavarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally a Rotwelsch term. From Yiddish כפר (kafer, “farmer”), from Hebrew כפר (kp̄ār, “village”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Koffer m (genitive Koffer)
Descendants[edit]
- → German: Koffer
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Hyphenation: Kof‧fer
Etymology 1[edit]
From Late Middle High German koffer, from Middle Dutch coffer, from Old French cofre.
Noun[edit]
Koffer m (strong, genitive Koffers, plural Koffer, diminutive Köfferchen n)
Usage notes[edit]
- A typical Koffer has a fairly inflexible, narrow and rectangular form, while a typical Reisetasche is flexible and broader (like a holdall or duffel bag). Other forms, such as trolley cases, may be referred to with either of the two words.
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Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Bavarian Koffer. Originally a Rotwelsch term. Borrowed from Yiddish כפר (kafer, “farmer”), from Hebrew כפר (kp̄ār, “village”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
Koffer m (strong, genitive Koffers, plural Koffer)
Further reading[edit]
Hunsrik[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Middle High German koffer, from Middle Dutch coffer, from Old French cofre.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Koffer m (plural Koffer)
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Luxembourgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German cuffer, north-western variant of kupfer, from Old High German kophar, from Latin cuprum. Cognate with German Kupfer, Dutch koper, English copper, Icelandic kopar.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Koffer m (uncountable)
- copper (metal)
- Bavarian terms borrowed from Yiddish
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- Bavarian terms derived from Hebrew
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- German terms derived from Bavarian
- Rotwelsch
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- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik nouns
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- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
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