Handicap

See also: handicap and hándicap

German

Alternative forms

• Handikap (unusual)

Etymology

19th century, from English handicap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛndiˌkɛp/

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• Hyphenation: Han‧di‧cap

Noun

Handicap n (strong, genitive Handicaps, plural Handicaps)

1. (sports) handicap (allowance to offset skill differences; measure of ability)
2. handicap, disadvantage, something that hampers

   Synonyms: Nachteil, Benachteiligung, Beeinträchtigung, Hemmnis, Erschwernis

3. (fairly rare) physical handicap, disability

   Synonyms: Behinderung, Benachteiligung, Beeinträchtigung

Declension

Declension of Handicap [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Handicap	die	Handicaps
genitive	eines	des	Handicaps	der	Handicaps
dative	einem	dem	Handicap	den	Handicaps
accusative	ein	das	Handicap	die	Handicaps

Further reading

• Handicap on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Handicap” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Handicap” in Duden online
• “Handicap” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon