Rucksack

backpack

noun ROOK-zak Rare

Origin: from Rücken (back) plus Sack (bag)

Also means

rucksack

Usage Note

Rucksack is masculine and gave English its loanword. The plural takes an umlaut: Rucksäcke. A hiking-specific one may be called a Wanderrucksack.

Examples

"Er trug seinen ganzen Besitz in einem alten Rucksack."

Natural Translation

He carried all his belongings in an old backpack.

Literal Translation

He carried his whole possession in an old backpack.

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