Handschuh

any handwear; glove, mitten, mitt, gauntlet

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

häntsche

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhantʃuː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: hantschuoch

Inherited from Old High German: hantscuoh

Cognate with Bavarian: Håndschuach

Cognate with Luxembourgish: Händsch

Cognate with Dutch: handschoen

Cognate with Danish: handske

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: hanske

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: hanske

Cognate with Swedish: handske

Cognate with Faroese: handski

Cognate with Icelandic: hanski

In summary

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).

Concepts

glove

mitten

gauntlet

mitt

glove

Synonyms

Fäustling

Fanghandschuh

Fausthandschuh

Fingerhandschuh

Halbhandschuh

Fauster

Translations

gant

guante

handschoen

guanto

luva

γάντι

guant

rękawica

rękawiczka

eldiven

want

قفاز

manopla

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