Handhabe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hanthabe, from Old High German hanthaba, hanthabī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhantˌhaːbə/
• Hyphenation: Hand‧habe

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Handhabe f (genitive Handhabe, plural Handhaben)

1. handle
2. (law) hold, action

Declension

Declension of Handhabe [feminine]

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

Related terms

• handhaben

Descendants

• → Polish: antaba

Further reading

• “Handhabe” in Duden online
• “Handhabe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache