eigenhändig
German, adjective/ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌhɛndɪç/
eigenhändig is a German adjective meaning “with one's own hand; handmade, handwritten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit/von eigener Hand”.
What does eigenhändig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
with one's own hand; handmade, handwritten
adverb
- 1
with one's own hand, single-handedly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mit/von eigener Hand
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of eigenhändig
- eigenhändiger masculine nominative singular
- eigenhändige feminine nominative singular
- eigenhändiges neuter nominative singular
- eigenhändigen genitive masculine singular
- eigenhändigem dative masculine singular
- der eigenhändige definite includes-article masculine
- die eigenhändige definite feminine includes-article
- das eigenhändige definite includes-article neuter
- die eigenhändigen definite includes-article nominative
- des eigenhändigen definite genitive includes-article
- der eigenhändigen definite feminine genitive
- dem eigenhändigen dative definite includes-article
- den eigenhändigen dative definite includes-article
- eh. abbreviation
- e. h. abbreviation
- eigenh. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eigenhändig?
- /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌhɛndɪç/
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌhɛndɪç]
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌhɛndɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is eigenhändig in German?
eigenhändig appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).