handy

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Easy to use, useful.
2. Nearby, within reach.
3. Dexterous, skilful. (of a person)
4. (slang) Physically violent; tending to use one's fists.
5. Of a freight ship: having a small cargo capacity (less than 40,000 DWT); belonging to the handysize class.

Noun

The hand.

Noun

1. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) A handgun.
2. (slang, vulgar) A hand job.

Noun

Synonym of mobile phone.

Sinonieme

convenient

useful

skilful

adroit

skillful

skilled

deft

close

dexterous

near

comfortable

apt

accomplished

easy

proficient

adept

able

opportune

advantageous

ready

appropriate

smart

expedient

nearby

capable

next

dextrous

adjacent

fitting

slick

suitable

portable

ready to hand

close by

clever

practical

agile

on hand

cunning

at hand

near at hand

crafty

cozy

cosy

astute

consummate

compact

apropos

fluent

familiar

Vertalings

hábil

handig

geschikt

cómodo

doelmatig

gemakkelijk

adroit

passend

pratico

gepast

diestro

cômodo

handlich

commode

jeitoso

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈhæn.di/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: handy

Geërf van Old English: *hendiġ

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: jäntich

Verwante met Middle Low German: handich

Verwante met Middle High German: handec

Verwante met Old Norse: hǫndugr

Verwante met Goties: 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐍃

Verwante met Nederlands: handig

Verwante met Noors: hendig

Verwante met Sweeds: händig

In summary

From Middle English handy, hondi (attested in personal names), alteration of earlier hendi (“handy, skillful”), from Old English *hendiġ (“skillful”) (attested in listhendiġ (“skilled in art”)), from Proto-West Germanic *handīg, *handag, *handug, from Proto-Germanic *handugaz (“handy, skillful, nimble”), from *handuz (“hand”), equivalent to hand + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jäntich (“handy”), Middle Low German handich (“skillful, apt”), Middle High German handec, hendec (“manual, hand-held”), Old Norse hǫndugr (“efficient”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐍃 (handugs, “wise, clever”). Akin to Dutch handig (“handy”), Norwegian hendig (“handy”), Swedish händig (“handy”).