Handvoll

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hantvol, hantfol, from Old High German hantfol, from Proto-Germanic *handufulliz, *handufullō, equivalent to Hand +‎ voll. Cognate with Dutch handvol, English handful, Icelandic handfylli.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Handvoll f (genitive Handvoll, plural Handvoll)

1. handful, fistful

Declension

Declension of Handvoll [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Handvoll	die	Handvoll
genitive	einer	der	Handvoll	der	Handvoll
dative	einer	der	Handvoll	den	Handvoll
accusative	eine	die	Handvoll	die	Handvoll

Related terms

• Händevoll

Further reading

• “Handvoll” in Duden online
• “Handvoll” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Handvoll” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon