Handwerk

See also: handwerk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from South German Handwerk.

Proper noun

Handwerk (plural Handwerks)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Handwerk is the 39717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Handwerk is most common among White (95.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Handwerk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 124.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German hantwerc, from Old High German hantwerc, hantwerch, from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to Hand +‎ Werk. More at handiwork.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhantvɛʁk/

• Audio:

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Noun

Handwerk n (strong, genitive Handwerkes or Handwerks, plural Handwerke)

1. labour, especially of a manual type
2. trade (skilled practice)
3. something made by hand, handcraft

Declension

Declension of Handwerk [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Handwerk	die	Handwerke
genitive	eines	des	Handwerkes, Handwerks	der	Handwerke
dative	einem	dem	Handwerk, Handwerke1	den	Handwerken
accusative	ein	das	Handwerk	die	Handwerke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Handwerker
• handwerkern
• handwerklich

Related terms

• Handwerksbetrieb
• Handwerksgeselle
• Handwerksmeister
• Maurerhandwerk
• Metallhandwerk

Further reading

• “Handwerk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Handwerk” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Handwerk” in Duden online
• Handwerk on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de