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das Hand

noun · /hant/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. Compare Dutch hand, English hand, West Frisian hân, Danish hånd, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus).

Translation

  1. hand feminine

    Rette mich, murmelte er vor sich hin, unwillkürlich mit gefalteten Händen, als wäre es ein Gebet an sie.

    Save me, he mumbled to himself, involuntarily with folded hands, as if it were a prayer to her.

  2. handwriting broadly, feminine

    Es ist Don Carlos' Hand.

    It is Don Carlos' handwriting.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Hand Hände
Accusative Hand Hände
Dative Hand Händen
Genitive Hand Hände

Hand

noun · /hant/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. Compare Dutch hand, English hand, West Frisian hân, Danish hånd, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus).

Translation

  1. clipping of Handspiel abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine, informal, neuter, no-plural, strong

    Das war Hand!

    That was a handball!

    Das erste Hand war vor dem Strafraum, aber das zweite hätte Elfmeter geben müssen.

    The first handball was outside the box, but the second one should have been a penalty.

    „Das war klares Hand, da gibt’s keine Diskussion“, befand FCA-Coach Manuel Baum […].