Polyglot Dictionary

Handtuch

/ˈhantˌtuːx/

das noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Handtücher

Meaning

  1. towel

    • Das Handtuch hängt im Bad.

      The towel is hanging in the bathroom.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Hand hand
  • Tuch cloth

Similar words

Serviette

Easy to mix up as "a cloth," but not interchangeable: a Handtuch dries your body, a Serviette (loanword from French) wipes your mouth at the table.

Similar in other languages

French

serviette

serviette is the French word for the same thing — both mean "towel."

Portuguese

toalha

toalha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "towel."

Practice

1 What does Handtuch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ hängt im Bad.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Handtuch?

nouncompoundeverydaybathroom

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