Handbuch

Handbuch

German

Etymology

    From Hand (“hand”) +‎ Buch (“book”).

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Handbuch n (strong, genitive Handbuchs, plural Handbücher)

    1. handbook, manual

    Declension

    Declension of Handbuch [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Handbuch die Handbücher
    genitive eines des Handbuches, Handbuchs der Handbücher
    dative einem dem Handbuch, Handbuche1 den Handbüchern
    accusative ein das Handbuch die Handbücher

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Hyponyms

    • Benutzerhandbuch (“user guide, user manual”)

    Descendants

    • → Hungarian: kézikönyv (calque)

    Further reading

    • “Handbuch” in Duden online
    • “Handbuch”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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