Ranzen

See also: ranzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rans (“belly, paunch, satchel”), 15th century thieves' cant. From the same root as Swedish ränsel and Dutch ransel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrant͡sən], [ˈrant͡sn̩], [ˈʁant͡sən], [ˈʁant͡sn̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Homophone: ranzen

Noun

Ranzen m (strong, genitive Ranzens, plural Ranzen, diminutive Ränzchen n or Ränzlein n)

1. satchel
2. (colloquial) belly, potbelly

Declension

Declension of Ranzen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ranzen	die	Ranzen
genitive	eines	des	Ranzens	der	Ranzen
dative	einem	dem	Ranzen	den	Ranzen
accusative	einen	den	Ranzen	die	Ranzen

Derived terms

• Ranzenkrebs
• Schulranzen

Descendants

• → Russian: ра́нец (ránec)
  • → Ingrian: rantsa
  • → Kildin Sami: ра̄ӊӊҍц (rān̥n̥’c)
  • → Polish: raniec
  • → Yiddish: ראַניעץ (ranyets)
    • ⇒ Yiddish: רענצל (rentsl)
• →? Japanese: ランドセル (randoseru)
  • → English: randoseru

See also

• Felleisen
• Tornister

Further reading

• “Ranzen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Ranzen” in Duden online