Handschlag

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hantslac, from Old High German hantslac, hantslag, hantaslag, from Proto-West Germanic *handuslagi, from Proto-Germanic *handuslagiz. Equivalent to Hand (“hand”) +‎ Schlag (“blow, hit”). Cognate with Dutch handslag, Danish håndslag, Swedish handslag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhantˌʃlaːk/
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  • Hyphenation: Hand‧schlag

Noun

Handschlag m (strong, genitive Handschlages or Handschlags, plural Handschläge)

  1. handshake

Declension

Declension of Handschlag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Handschlag die Handschläge
genitive eines des Handschlages, Handschlags der Handschläge
dative einem dem Handschlag, Handschlage1 den Handschlägen
accusative einen den Handschlag die Handschläge

1Now rare, see notes.

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