Handkäse

German

Etymology

From Hand (“hand”) +‎ Käse (“cheese”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhantˌkɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhantˌkeːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hand‧kä‧se
  • Rhymes: -ɛːzə

Noun

Handkäse m (strong, genitive Handkäses, plural Handkäse)

  1. hand cheese (literal meaning)

Declension

Declension of Handkäse [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Handkäse die Handkäse
genitive eines des Handkäses der Handkäse
dative einem dem Handkäse den Handkäsen
accusative einen den Handkäse die Handkäse

Further reading

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