koffer

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch cofer, couer, from Old French cofre, coffre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.fər/ Hyphenation: kof‧fer Rhymes: -ɔfər === Noun === koffer m (plural koffers, diminutive koffertje n) a suitcase a luggage compartment in a small vehicle; a trunk, a boot Synonyms: kofferbak, kofferruimte (now Suriname) a trunk, a large chest used to move luggage Synonyms: hutkoffer, reiskist ==== Usage notes ==== In some areas of the Netherlands and Belgium, koffer is a neuter noun and uses the definite article het. ==== Hyponyms ==== (suitcase): valies ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: koffer Berbice Creole Dutch: kofru → Caribbean Javanese: koper → Indonesian: koper → Sranan Tongo: kofru → Caribbean Hindustani: kofru → West Frisian: koffer == Hungarian == === Etymology === First attested in 1757. From German Koffer, from Middle Dutch coffer. Ultimately from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkofːɛr] Hyphenation: kof‧fer Rhymes: -ɛr === Noun === koffer (plural kofferek or kofferok) suitcase Synonyms: bőrönd, utazótáska ==== Declension ==== or ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === koffer in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.