äffen
German (Berlin)
/ˈɛfn̩/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to ape, imitate
- to fool, mislead
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German effen suffix from German Affe (monkey, ape).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Affe
Gloss
monkey, ape
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Affe German
- Affenarschloch German
- Affenbrotbaum German
- Affenente German
- Affenjacke German
- Berberaffe German
- Fellaffe German
- Inselaffe German
- Klammeraffe German
- Lackaffe German
- Maulaffe German
- Menschenaffe German
- Nachtaffe German
- Äffchen German
- Äffin German
- affo Old High German
- effen Middle High German
- ahv Estonian
- afna Slovene
- afa Silesian