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German
Etymology
From Middle High German *hantzam, from Old High German hantzām, hantzam, from Proto-West Germanic *handutam, equivalent to Hand (“hand”) + zahm (“tame”). Compare English handtame.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: hand‧zahm
Adjective
handzahm (strong nominative masculine singular handzahmer, not comparable)
- (literally or figuratively) handtame
Declension
Positive forms of handzahm (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “handzahm” in Duden online
- “handzahm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache