Handschuh

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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 Bavarian Håndschuach, 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

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