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/ === Noun === Schminke f (genitive Schminke, plural Schminken) make-up Synonym: Make-up ==== 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 ==== ==== 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 Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Schminke” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Schminke” in Duden online