Handschuh

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German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German hantschuoch, from Old High German hantscuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *handuskōh. Equivalent to Hand (“hand”) +‎ Schuh (“shoe”). Cognate with German Low German Handsch, Handschoh, Hansch, Luxembourgish Händsch, Dutch handschoen, Danish handske, Norwegian Bokmål hanske, Norwegian Nynorsk hanske, handske (obsolete), Swedish handske, Faroese handski, Icelandic hanski, hanzki (obsolete).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhantʃuː/
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Noun

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Handschuh m (strong, genitive Handschuhs or Handschuhes, plural Handschuhe or (archaic in writing, still common in speech) Handschuh, diminutive Handschühchen n or Handschühlein n)

  1. any handwear; glove, mitten, mitt, gauntlet

Declension

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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

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Further reading

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