Menschenaffe
German
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Etymology
[edit]From Mensch (“man, human being, person”) + -en- + Affe (“ape”), cognate with Dutch mensaap.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Menschenaffe m (weak, genitive Menschenaffen, plural Menschenaffen, feminine Menschenäffin)
- (colloquial) ape or great ape (male or of unspecified gender) (a tail-less primate)
- (sciences) hominid (male or of unspecified gender) (a member of the family Hominidae, including humans)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Menschenaffe [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Menschenaffe | die | Menschenaffen |
| genitive | eines | des | Menschenaffen | der | Menschenaffen |
| dative | einem | dem | Menschenaffen | den | Menschenaffen |
| accusative | einen | den | Menschenaffen | die | Menschenaffen |
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Menschenaffe” in Duden online
- “Menschenaffe”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)