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German
Etymology
19th century, from an infrequent Low German dialect word, which was spread (like several others) by Jahn. Pertaining to Hand (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhantəl/
- Hyphenation: Han‧tel
Noun
Hantel f (genitive Hantel, plural Hanteln)
- dumbbell, barbell (weight with two disks attached to a bar)
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Further reading
- “Hantel” in Duden online
- “Hantel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hantel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon