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Handduch

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German hanttuoch, from Old High German hanttuoh. By surface analysis, Hand (“hand”) +‎ Duch (“towel”).[1]

Cognate with German Handtuch and Luxembourgish Handduch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhanttux/
  • Hyphenation: Hand‧duch

Noun

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Handduch n (plural Handdicher)

  1. hand towel
  2. bath towel

References

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  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Handduch”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 72

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German hanttuoch, from Old High German hanttuoh. By surface analysis, Hand (“hand”) +‎ Duch (“towel”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhantˌduχ/, [ˈhɑnˌduχ]
  • Hyphenation: Hand‧duch

Noun

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Handduch n (plural Handdicher)

  1. hand towel
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