handful

Significat (Anglès)

1. The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
2. (obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches.
3. A small number, usually approximately five.
4. A group or number of things; a bunch.
5. (informal) Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
6. (slang) A five-year prison sentence.

Conceptes

grapat

Sinònims

fistful

palmful

bundle

hand

✋

bunch

palm of the hand

smattering

take in hand

grasp

grip

basinful

mouthful

clutch

scattering

small handful

tuft

wisp

earth

fist

✊

cup

Traduccions

poignée

Handvoll

puñado

χούφτα

handvol

manciata

punhado

pugno

✊

tartine

manojo

handjevol

manata

manipolo

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhæn(d)fʊl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: handful

Heretat de anglès antic: handfull

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: Hondful

Cognat amb frisó occidental: hânfol

Cognat amb neerlandès: handvol

Cognat amb alemany: Handvoll

Cognat amb danès: håndfuld

Cognat amb suec: handfull

Cognat amb islandès: handfylli

In summary

From Middle English handful, hondful, from Old English handfull (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handufullō, *handufulliz (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”) + *fullaz (“full”); equivalent to hand + full (“fullness, plenty”) or hand + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hondful (“handful”), West Frisian hânfol (“handful”), Dutch handvol (“handful”), German Handvoll (“handful”), Danish håndfuld (“handful”), Swedish handfull (“handful”), Icelandic handfylli (“handful”).