Masculine
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Rucksack

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) backpack
  2. (masculine, strong) rucksack (large, rugged backpack)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

ruggsagg

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

sagg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁʊkzak/
Etymology

In summary

From Alemannic German Ruggsack, equivalent to Standard German Rücken (“back”) + Sack (“sack”). Compare Dutch rugzak, English rucksack, Danish rygsæk, Russian рюкзак (rjukzak), and Swedish ryggsäck.

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