Handvoll

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hantvol, hantfol, from Old High German hantfol, from Proto-Germanic *handufulliz, *handufullō, equivalent to Hand +‎ voll. Cognate with Dutch handvol, English handful, Icelandic handfylli.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. handful, fistful

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  • Händevoll

Further reading
  • “Handvoll” in Duden online
  • “Handvoll” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Handvoll” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.