handske
See also: Handske
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish hanzkæ, from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, colloquial form of hantscho (“glove, gauntlet”), from Old Saxon handsko (“gauntlet, glove”) from hand (“hand”) and skōh (“shoe”) << Proto-West Germanic *skōh.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
handske c (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handsker, definite plural handskerne)
- a glove (item of clothing)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “handske” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
handske m (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handskar, definite plural handskarne)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, colloquial form of hantscho (“glove, gauntlet”) from Old Saxon handsko (“gauntlet, glove”) from hand (“hand”) and skōh (“shoe”) << Proto-West Germanic *skōh.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
handske c
- a glove (item of clothing), traditionally made of leather (but also includes gloves made of rubber and the like – sturdier gloves)
Usage notes edit
A knitted (or made from less sturdy soft cloth or the like) glove is a vante.
Declension edit
Declension of handske | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | handske | handsken | handskar | handskarna |
Genitive | handskes | handskens | handskars | handskarnas |