Affenjacke

German

Etymology

Affe +‎ -n- +‎ Jacke

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʔafənˌjakə]

Noun

Affenjacke f (genitive Affenjacke, plural Affenjacken, diminutive Affenjäckchen n)

  1. monkey jacket, shell jacket
    • 1858, Albert Emil Brachvogel, Friedemann Bach‎, Berlin: Otto Janke, page 51:
      Diese verdammte Manier bringt uns ganz herunter, und wenn wir hier unser Brot nicht verlieren wollen, müssen wir selber die Affenjacke anziehen.
      This damned fashion is bringing us all down, and if we don't want to lose our bread here, we have to put on the monkey jackets ourselves.

Declension
Declension of Affenjacke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Affenjacke die Affenjacken
genitive einer der Affenjacke der Affenjacken
dative einer der Affenjacke den Affenjacken
accusative eine die Affenjacke die Affenjacken
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