noun#5,804 by frequency
die Handschelle
/ˈhantˌʃɛlə/
handcuff, shackle
- genitive
- der Handschelle
- plural
- die Handschellen
- built from
- Hand + Schelle
Meanings
- 1
handcuff, shackle — for the hands
Mir wurden keine Handschellen angelegt.
I wasn't handcuffed.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Warum werden mir Handschellen angelegt?
Why am I being handcuffed?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieHandschelle | dieHandschellen |
| accusative | dieHandschelle | dieHandschellen |
| dative | derHandschelle | denHandschellen |
| genitive | derHandschelle | derHandschellen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.