handske

See also: Handske

Danish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhanskə/, [ˈha̝nsɡ̥ə]

Noun

handske c (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handsker, definite plural handskerne)

1. a glove (item of clothing)

Related terms

• vante

References

• “handske” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

handske m (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handskar, definite plural handskarne)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of hanske

Swedish

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈhandˌskɛ/

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Noun

handske c

1. a glove (item of clothing), traditionally made of leather (but also includes gloves made of rubber and the like – sturdier gloves)

Usage notes

A knitted (or made from less sturdy soft cloth or the like) glove is a vante.

Declension

Declension of handske
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	handske	handsken	handskar	handskarna
Genitive	handskes	handskens	handskars	handskarnas

Derived terms

• boxhandske
• behandskad
• handskas
• handskfack
• handskmakare
• ta i med hårdhandskarna

References

• handske in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• handske in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)