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handzahm

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German *hantzam, from Old High German hantzām, hantzam, from Proto-West Germanic *handutam, equivalent to Hand (hand)zahm (tame). Compare English handtame.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhantˌtsaːm]
  • Hyphenation: hand‧zahm

Adjective

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handzahm (strong nominative masculine singular handzahmer, not comparable)

  1. (literally or figuratively) handtame

Declension

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Further reading

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  • handzahm” in Duden online
  • handzahm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache