Handbreite

== German == === Alternative forms === Handbreit === Etymology === From Middle High German hantbreite, from Old High German hantbreita, equivalent to Hand +‎ Breite. Cognate to English handbreadth, Saterland Frisian Houndebratte (“handbreadth”), West Frisian hânbreedte (“handbreadth”), Dutch handbreedte (“handbreadth”), Swedish handsbredd (“handbreadth”), Norwegian håndsbredd (“handbreadth”), Icelandic handbreidd (“handbreadth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhantbʁaɪ̯tə/ Hyphenation: Hand‧brei‧te === Noun === Handbreite f (genitive Handbreite, plural Handbreiten) handbreadth ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Handbreite” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Handbreite” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Handbreite” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Handbreite” in Duden online