Hand

See also: hand, HAND, händ, hånd, hand., and hånd-

English

Etymology

As a Dutch, German, and English surname, from the noun hand, or used to translate surname for hand in other languages.
Also as an English surname, possibly from a pet form of Randall or names like Johan and Henry.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ænd

Proper noun

Hand

A surname.

Derived terms

Hand County

Anagrams

Dahn, Danh, H-DNA, NADH, dahn, hDNA

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Hank (chiefly western Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German *hand, northern variant of hant. The regular form in Moselle Franconian and some southern dialects of Ripuarian is Hand with a plural Hänn (< *hende) through the development: intervocalic -nd- → -nn-. The regular form in most of Ripuarian is Hank with a plural 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 Wand, Zand, schänge).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hant/

Noun

Hand f (plural Hänn or Häng, diminutive Händche)

(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

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Arm

Etymology

From Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Compare Dutch hand, English hand, West Frisian hân, Danish hånd, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hant/
- IPA^(key): (Swiss, Austro-Bavarian)
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Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Hand f (genitive Hand, plural Hände, diminutive Händchen n or Händlein n)

hand
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 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 was a prayer to her.

Declension

Declension of Hand

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hand	die	Hände
genitive	einer	der	Hand	der	Hände
dative	einer	der	Hand	den	Händen
accusative	eine	die	Hand	die	Hände

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

Hand n or f (strong, genitive Hands or Hand, no plural)

(soccer, informal) Short for Handspiel.
Das war Hand!
That was a handball!

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.

Usage notes

Generally used without preceding articles, determiners, or adjectives. When they are used, however, they tend to be neuter rather than feminine.

Hunsrik

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Aarem

Etymology

From Middle High German hant and Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Cognate with German Hand and Luxembourgish Hand.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hant/
Rhymes: -ant
Hyphenation: Hand

Noun

Hand f (nominative plural Henn, diminutive Hendche)

hand (part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist)
zwetter Hand ― secondhand

Declension

Declension of Hand

	singular		plural
	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative/accusative	die	Hand	die	Henn
dative	där/de	Hand	den/de	Henn

Related terms

References

^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Hand”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary]‎ (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 72