Lippenstift

See also: lippenstift

German

Etymology

Lippe (“lip”) +‎ Stift (“stick”), a calque of English lipstick. Compare Dutch lippenstift (alongside lipstick).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪpm̩ˌʃtɪft], [ˈlɪpənˌʃtɪft]
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Noun

Lippenstift m (genitive Lippenstifts or Lippenstiftes, plural Lippenstifte)

  1. A lipstick

Declension
Declension of Lippenstift
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lippenstift die Lippenstifte
genitive eines des Lippenstiftes,
Lippenstifts		 der Lippenstifte
dative einem dem Lippenstift,
Lippenstifte1		 den Lippenstiften
accusative einen den Lippenstift die Lippenstifte
1Now uncommon, see notes

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