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Handbreite.

handbreadth

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhantbʁaɪ̯tə/
  1. handbreadth

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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”).

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