Schminke
See also: schminke
German
Etymology
An originally Central and Low German word, from late Middle High German smicke, smyncke (“make-up”), Middle Low German sminke. Further origin uncertain, but probably related with schmeichen, Middle Low German smēken (“to spread, stroke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃmɪŋkə/
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Noun
Schminke f (genitive Schminke, plural Schminken)
- make-up
- Ich gehe immer ohne Schminke zur Arbeit.
- I always go to work with no make-up on.
Usage notes
- Schminke and Make-up are principally synonymous, but the former is more likely to be used referring to the cosmetic substances, whereas Make-up is more likely to refer to the look that these substances create. Moreover, only Schminke is typically used in the context of carnival costumes and the like.
Declension
Declension of Schminke
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schminke | die | Schminken |
genitive | einer | der | Schminke | der | Schminken |
dative | einer | der | Schminke | den | Schminken |
accusative | eine | die | Schminke | die | Schminken |
Synonyms
- Make-up
Related terms
- schminken
- ungeschminkt
- abschminken
- Schminkkoffer
Descendants
- → Danish: sminke
- → Dutch: schmink
- → Esperanto: ŝminko
- → Hungarian: smink
- → Macedonian: шминка (šminka)
- → Norwegian: sminke
- → Polish: szminka
- → Serbo-Croatian: šminka, шминка
- → Slovene: šminka
- → Swedish: smink
Further reading
- Schminke in Duden online