handschoen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch antscoen, hantscoe, from Old Dutch *hantscuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *handuskōh. Equivalent to hand +‎ schoen (“shoe, cover”). Cognate with German Handschuh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑnt.sxun/

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• Hyphenation: hand‧schoen

Noun

handschoen m (plural handschoenen, diminutive handschoentje n)

1. glove (item of clothing)

   Hyponym: want

Derived terms

• bokshandschoen
• dameshandschoen
• handschoenenkast
• ovenhandschoen
• trouwen met de handschoen
• werkhandschoen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: handskoen
  • → Sotho: hanskunu
• Negerhollands: hansko, hantskuen
• → Indonesian: handschoen
• → Indonesian: sarung tangan (calque)
• → Papiamentu: hanskun, handschoen

See also

• want

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch handschoen, from Middle Dutch hantschoe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /han.s(ə)kʊn/, /hant̚skʊn/

Noun

handschoen (plural handschoen-handschoen, first-person possessive handschoenku, second-person possessive handschoenmu, third-person possessive handschoennya)

1. (medicine) gloves

   Synonym: sarung tangan