Fingerhut

German

Etymology

From Middle High German fingerhuot, vingerhuot, equivalent to Finger (“finger”) +‎ Hut (“hood”). Cognate with German Low German Fingerhood (“thimble”), Dutch vingerhoed (“thimble”), Saterland Frisian Fingerhoud (“thimble”), West Frisian fingerhoed (“thimble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪŋɐˌhuːt/

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• Hyphenation: Fin‧ger‧hut

Noun

Fingerhut m (strong, genitive Fingerhutes or Fingerhuts, plural Fingerhüte)

1. thimble
2. digitalis, foxglove

Declension

Declension of Fingerhut [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fingerhut	die	Fingerhüte
genitive	eines	des	Fingerhutes, Fingerhuts	der	Fingerhüte
dative	einem	dem	Fingerhut, Fingerhute1	den	Fingerhüten
accusative	einen	den	Fingerhut	die	Fingerhüte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Fingerhut” in Duden online
• “Fingerhut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache