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Hand
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Appendix:Variations of "hand"
English
Etymology
As a en nl -, en de -, and English surname, from the noun en hand, or used to translate surname for hand in other languages.
Also as an English surname, possibly from a pet form of en Randall or names like en Johan and en Henry.
Pronunciation
en ænd 1
Proper noun
en.
Derived terms
en Hand County
Anagrams
en adhn Dahn Danh H-DNA NADH dahn hDNA
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Hank chiefly western Ripuarian
Etymology
From gmw-cfr gmh - and gmw-cfr goh *hand, northern variant of goh hant. The regular form in Moselle Franconian and some southern dialects of Ripuarian is Hand with a plural gmw-cfr Hänn (< *hende) through the development: intervocalic -nd- → -nn-. The regular form in most of Ripuarian is Hank with a plural gmw-cfr Häng (< *henge) through velarization and subsequently a corresponding development: intervocalic -ŋg- → -ŋŋ-.
These regular systems are preserved in Moselle Franconian and western Ripuarian. In many eastern and central Ripuarian dialects, the native velarization has to a large degree been reverted under the influence of standard German and surrounding varieties. This reversion, which has emanated from Cologne, is irregular, affecting -nk more than it does -ng-, and hence it has led to occasional variation between velarized and de-velarized forms within the inflectional paradigm of one word (compare gmw-cfr Wand, gmw-cfr Zand, gmw-cfr schänge).
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /hant/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun f plural Hänn or Häng diminutive Händche
gmw-cfr Body parts gmw-cfr many dialects hand
Usage notes
The plural Hänn is used in Moselle Franconian and some southern dialects of Ripuarian. The form Häng is used in many Ripuarian dialects, including Kölsch.
German
Paume de main.jpeg 310 de white 18 100 179 Handfläche
de white 12 10 200 Handgelenk left
de white 12 90 70 Daumen
de white 12 200 125 Zeigefinger
de white 12 225 160 Mittelfinger
de white 12 220 205 Ringfinger
de white 12 200 245 kleiner Finger Click on labels in the image de Arm flex supinate.jpg Arm
Etymology
From de gmh hant, from de goh hant, from de gmw-pro *handu, from de gem-pro *handuz.
Compare nl hand, en hand, fy hân, da hånd, got 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃, yi האַנט.
Pronunciation
de /hant/
de [hɑnd̥] Swiss, Austro-Bavarian
de De-Hand.ogg
de De-Hand2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ant 1
Noun
f,^e ^chen,^lein,erl
de Arms hand
de 1931 w:Arthur Schnitzler s:de:Flucht in die Finsternis w:S. Fischer Verlag 103 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.
de by extension handwriting
3 3 Es ist Don Carlos' Hand. It is Don Carlos' handwriting.
Declension
f,^e
Derived terms
de abhandenkommen alle Hände voll zu tun haben aushändigen behände Hand in Hand Handball Handballen Handbewegung Handbremse Handbreit Handbuch Händchenhalten Händedruck händeringend handfest Handfläche handgeführt Handgelenk Handgemenge Handgranate handgreiflich Handgriff Handhabe händisch Handkäse Handlanger handlich Handpuppe Handreichung Handrücken handsam Handschlag Handschuh Handschelle Handschrift Handspiegel Handstand Handtasche Handteller Handtuch Hand und Fuß handverlesen handwarm Handwerk Handwurzel handzahm leichterhand kurzerhand mit leeren Händen öffentliche Hand rechte Hand unsichtbare Hand vorhanden Kusshand sich die Hände dreckig machen sich die Hände schmutzig machen
Related terms
de Handen
de zuhanden
Noun
n:f,-.sg
de football informal de Handspiel
de Das war Hand! That was a handball!
de 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.
de 5 November 2017 Nicole Hornischer Videobeweis im Fokus: „Irritation“ um Aufregerszene in Augsburg Bayerischer Rundfunk www.br.de https://www.br.de/nachrichten/sport/videobeweis-im-fokus-irritation-um-aufregerszene-in-augsburg,Qa2dT1D „Das war klares Hand, da gibt’s keine Diskussion“, befand FCA-Coach Manuel Baum und meinte mit Blick auf Schiedsrichter Dingert: „Er zeigt auf den Punkt, ganz klar“. https://web.archive.org/web/20250522103852/https://www.br.de/nachrichten/sport/videobeweis-im-fokus-irritation-um-aufregerszene-in-augsburg,Qa2dT1D 22 May 2025
Usage notes
Generally used without preceding articles, determiners, or adjectives. When they are used, however, they tend to be neuter rather than feminine.
Further reading
Hunsrik
Paume de main.jpeg 310 pt white 18 100 179 -
pt white 12 20 200 - left
pt white 12 90 70 Daume
pt white 12 200 125 Zeichefinger
pt white 12 225 160 Mittelfinger
pt white 12 220 205 Ringfinger
pt white 12 200 245 - Click on labels in the image pt Arm flex supinate.jpg Aarem
Etymology
From hrx gmh hant and hrx goh hant, from hrx gmw-pro *handu, from hrx gem-pro *handuz.72
Cognate with de Hand and lb Hand.
Pronunciation
Noun
f Henn Hendche
hand part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist
hrx zwetter Hand secondhand
Related terms
hrx Handduch Handtasch Handwerrik Handwerrker hannle Hennschuh
References
hrx Body parts
Low German
Paume de main.jpeg 310 nds white 18 100 179 Palm
nds white 12 10 200 Wrist left
nds white 12 90 70 Dumen
nds white 12 200 125 Wiesfinger
nds white 12 225 160 Middelfinger
nds white 12 220 205 Ringfinger
nds white 12 200 245 Pink Click on labels in the image nds Arm flex supinate.jpg Arm
Etymology
From nds gml hant, from nds osx hand, from nds gmw-pro *handu, from nds gem-pro *handuz.
Compare nl hand, en hand, fy hân, da hånd, got 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃.
Pronunciation
nds /hant/
nds ant
Noun
m Hänn',Hänn,Hännen
hand
Derived terms
nds hannen Handball handballen Handbewegen handbreet Handbook<g:n> handfast handgrieplich Handgreep Handhaav Handkääs handlich Handpupp Handreken Handslag Hansch<g:m> Handschrift Handstand Handdook Handwark Handy<g:n> mit leddige Hännen rechte Hand
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh - and lb goh *hand, northern variant of goh hant, from lb gmw-pro *handu, from lb gem-pro *handuz.
Pronunciation
lb /hant/ [hɑnt]
lb ɑnt 1
Noun
f Hänn Händchen
lb Body parts hand
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From pdc gmh - and pdc goh hant, from pdc gmw-pro *handu, from pdc gem-pro *handuz.
Compare de Hand, nl hand, en hand.
Noun
pdc noun f plural Hend
hand
handwriting