Handschlag

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hantslac, from Old High German hantslac, hantslag, hantaslag, from Proto-West Germanic *handuslagi, from Proto-Germanic *handuslagiz. Equivalent to Hand (hand) +‎ Schlag (blow, hit). Cognate with Dutch handslag, Danish håndslag, Swedish handslag.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhantˌʃlaːk/
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  • Hyphenation: Hand‧schlag

Noun

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Handschlag m (strong, genitive Handschlages or Handschlags, plural Handschläge)

  1. handshake

Declension

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Further reading

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