Handbreite
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German hantbreite, from Old High German hantbreita, equivalent to Hand + Breite. Cognate to English handbreadth, Saterland Frisian Houndebratte (“handbreadth”), West Frisian hânbreedte (“handbreadth”), Dutch handbreedte (“handbreadth”), Swedish handsbredd (“handbreadth”), Norwegian håndsbredd (“handbreadth”), Icelandic handbreidd (“handbreadth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhantbʁaɪ̯tə/
- Hyphenation: Hand‧brei‧te
Declension
Declension of Handbreite [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Handbreite | die | Handbreiten |
genitive | einer | der | Handbreite | der | Handbreiten |
dative | einer | der | Handbreite | den | Handbreiten |
accusative | eine | die | Handbreite | die | Handbreiten |
Further reading
- “Handbreite” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Handbreite” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Handbreite” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Handbreite” in Duden online
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