Schminke

/ˈʃmɪŋkə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Schminken

Meaning

  1. make-up

    • Sie trägt nur wenig Schminke.

      She wears only little make-up.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

maquiagem

maquiagem is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "make-up."

Practice

1 What does Schminke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie trägt nur wenig ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schminke?

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