Handschuh
German
FWOTD – 1 March 2018
Etymology
From Middle High German hantschuoch, from Old High German hantscuoh, from Proto-Germanic *handuskōhaz. Analysable as Hand (“hand”) + Schuh (“shoe”). Older contractions see in Middle Low German hantsche, Luxembourgish Händsch. Further cognates include Middle Dutch hantsco (modern Dutch handschoen), Old Saxon handskōh, Old English Handscōh (attested as a name).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhantʃuː/
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Noun
Handschuh m (strong, genitive Handschuhs or Handschuhes, plural Handschuhe or (archaic in writing, still common in speech) Handschuh)
Declension
Declension of Handschuh [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Handschuh | die | Handschuhe, Handschuh2 |
| genitive | eines | des | Handschuhs, Handschuhes | der | Handschuhe, Handschuh2 |
| dative | einem | dem | Handschuh, Handschuhe1 | den | Handschuhen, Handschuh2 |
| accusative | einen | den | Handschuh | die | Handschuhe, Handschuh2 |
1Now rare, see notes.
2Archaic in writing, still common in speech.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Handschuh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Handschuh” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Handschuh” in Duden online
- “Handschuh” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Handschuh on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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