affe

See also: Affe and affé

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German affo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈafːə/

Noun

affe m

1. monkey; ape

Declension

Declension of affe (weak masculine)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	affe	die	affen
genitive	eines	dës	affen	dër	affen
dative	eime	dëm	affen	dën	affen
accusative	einen	dën	affen	die	affen

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Aff
• Central Franconian: Aff, Aap (Ripuarian)
  • Hunsrik: Aff
  • Luxembourgish: Af
• East Central German: Aff
• German: Affe
• Rhine Franconian: Aff
  • Pennsylvania German: Aff
• Yiddish: אַפֿע (afe)

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “affe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “affe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), 3rd edition

Swedish

Noun

affe n

1. (slang) amphetamine, speed

   Synonym: tjack

Declension

Declension of affe

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	affe	affes
	definite	affet	affets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• Slangopedia