Handtasche
German, noun[ˈhantˌtaʃə]
Handtasche is a German feminine noun meaning “handbag, (US) purse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Hand oder mittels Henkel am Arm oder über der Schulter zu tragende kleine bis mittlere Tasche, die zum…”.
What does Handtasche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehandbag, (US) purse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in der Hand oder mittels Henkel am Arm oder über der Schulter zu tragende kleine bis mittlere Tasche, die zum Mitführen von Utensilien bestimmt ist
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 Handtasche
- Handtaschen plural
- Handtäschchen diminutive neuter
- Handtäschlein diminutive neuter
- Handtascherl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Handtasche?
- [ˈhantˌtaʃə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Handtasche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Handtasche in German?
Handtasche appears 6.0 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).