Fingerhut

German

Etymology

From Middle High German fingerhuot, vingerhuot, equivalent to Finger (“finger”) +‎ Hut (“hood”). Cognate with German Low German Fingerhood (“thimble”), Dutch vingerhoed (“thimble”), Saterland Frisian Fingerhoud (“thimble”), West Frisian fingerhoed (“thimble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪŋɐˌhuːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fin‧ger‧hut

Noun

Fingerhut m (strong, genitive Fingerhutes or Fingerhuts, plural Fingerhüte)

  1. thimble
  2. digitalis, foxglove

Declension

Declension of Fingerhut [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fingerhut die Fingerhüte
genitive eines des Fingerhutes, Fingerhuts der Fingerhüte
dative einem dem Fingerhut, Fingerhute1 den Fingerhüten
accusative einen den Fingerhut die Fingerhüte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Fingerhut” in Duden online
  • “Fingerhut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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