knapsack

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From Low German knapzak or Dutch knapzak (older form cnapsack), from Middle Dutch cnappen (“to bite with teeth”), ultimately from knappen (“to eat, crack”), of imitative origin, + sack. German Knappsack is from Dutch.

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: раница (ranica) — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Finnish: reppu — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• French: sac à dos — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Georgian: ზურგჩანთა (zurgčanta) — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• German: Rucksack — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• German: Tornister — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (matibalgs) — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Ancient Greek: γυλιός (guliós) — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Hungarian: hátizsák — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Hungarian: tarisznya — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Hungarian: általvető — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Hungarian: iszák — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Hungarian: batyu — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Hungarian: zsák — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Hungarian: kenyérzsák — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Hungarian: oldalzsák — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Italian: zaino — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Italian: zainetto — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Latin: mantica — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Latin: pēra — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Russian: рюкза́к (rjukzák) — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Russian: ранец (ranec) — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Spanish: morral — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Swedish: ryggsäck — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Tibetan: ཕད་གོག (phad gog) — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Turkish: sırt çantası — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back
• Yiddish: רוקזאַק (rukzak) — case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back