Menschenaffe

German

Etymology

From Mensch (“man, human being, person”) +‎ -en- +‎ Affe (“ape”), cognate with Dutch mensaap.

Noun

Menschenaffe m (genitive Meschenaffen, plural Meschenaffen, feminine Menschenäffin)

  1. (colloquial) An ape or great ape (a tail-less primate).
  2. (sciences) A hominid (a member of the family Hominidae, including humans).

Declension
Declension of Menschenaffe
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

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.