Rucksack
See also: rucksack
German
editEtymology
editFrom Alemannic German Ruggsack, equivalent to Standard German Rücken (“back”) + Sack (“sack”). Compare Dutch rugzak, English rucksack, Danish rygsæk, and Swedish ryggsäck.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editRucksack m (strong, genitive Rucksackes or Rucksacks, plural Rucksäcke)
Declension
editDeclension of Rucksack [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
editRelated terms
edit- Rucksackbomber
- Rucksackreise (“backpacking trip”)
- Rucksacktourismus (“backpacking”) (travel)
- Rucksacktourist (“backpacker”) (travel)
Descendants
edit- → Czech: ruksak
- → Danish: rygsæk
- → Dutch: rugzak (calque)
- → English: rucksack
- → Japanese: リュックサック
- → Swedish: ryggsäck
- → Romanian: rucsac
- → Russian: рюкза́к (rjukzák)
- → Uzbek: ryukzak
- Ukrainian: рюкзак (rjukzak)