handske
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish hanzkæ, from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, colloquial form of hantscho (“glove, gauntlet”), from Old Saxon handsko (“gauntlet, glove”) from hand (“hand”) and skōh (“shoe”) << Proto-West Germanic *skōh.
Pronunciation
Noun
handske c (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handsker, definite plural handskerne)
- a glove (item of clothing)
Related terms
References
- “handske” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
handske m (definite singular handsken, indefinite plural handskar, definite plural handskarne)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, colloquial form of hantscho (“glove, gauntlet”) from Old Saxon handsko (“gauntlet, glove”) from hand (“hand”) and skōh (“shoe”) << Proto-West Germanic *skōh.
Pronunciation
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Noun
handske c
- a glove (item of clothing), traditionally made of leather (but also includes gloves made of rubber and the like – sturdier gloves)
Usage notes
A knitted (or made from less sturdy soft cloth or the like) glove is a vante.
Declension
| Declension of handske | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | handske | handsken | handskar | handskarna |
| Genitive | handskes | handskens | handskars | handskarnas |