handful

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  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.

Έννοιες

χούφτα

φούχτα

δράξ

δράκα

Συχνότητα

C1
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈhæn(d)fʊl/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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”).

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