Tornister

Meaning

1. (masculine, strong) knapsack of a soldier
2. (masculine, regional, strong) schoolbag, rectangular satchel employed by pupils to carry utilities to school

Concepts

knapsack

satchel

back pack

pack

backpack

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alforja

knapsacks

packsack

satchels

Synonyms

Ranzen

Schulranzen

Büchertasche

Schulthek

Schultasche

Rucksack

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Schulrucksack

Hafersack

Brotbeutel

Seesack

Affe

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Translations

knapzak

mochila

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ransel

rugzak

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mochila

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zaino

sac à dos

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macuto

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sac tyrolien

havresac

motxilla

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tascapane

sacca

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

aff

Basel-Landschaft

dornischter

Basel-Landschaft

graasaff

Basel-Landschaft

haabersagg

Basel-Landschaft

ranze

Basel-Landschaft

sagg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

[tɔɐ̯.ˈnɪs.tɐ]

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech: tanystra

In summary

17th century, from slightly earlier Tanister, from Czech tanystra (now obsolete), from Hungarian tanisztra (and variants, now tarisznya). Further from Byzantine Greek τάγιστρον (tágistron, “nosebag”), or Latin canistrum (“wicker basket”), or a merger of both. The change of the first syllable from Ta- to Tor- in German is probably from dialectal influence (either directly or by way of hypercorrection).