Knappsack

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch knapzak (older form cnapsack), from Middle Dutch cnappen (“to bite with teeth”), ultimately from knappen (“to eat, crack”), of imitative origin, + Sack. Cognate with Low German knapzak. Compare German Schnappsack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈknapzak]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Knapp‧sack
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Knappsack m (strong, genitive Knappsackes or Knappsacks, plural Knappsäcke)

1. bag for food, especially while travelling; knapsack

Declension

Declension of Knappsack [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knappsack	die	Knappsäcke
genitive	eines	des	Knappsackes, Knappsacks	der	Knappsäcke
dative	einem	dem	Knappsack, Knappsacke1	den	Knappsäcken
accusative	einen	den	Knappsack	die	Knappsäcke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Knappsack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Knappsack” in Duden online