sminke

Danish

Noun

sminke c (singular definite sminken, plural indefinite sminker)

1. makeup

Declension

Declension of sminke

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sminke	sminken	sminker	sminkerne
genitive	sminkes	sminkens	sminkers	sminkernes

Verb

sminke (imperative smink, infinitive at sminke, present tense sminker, past tense sminkede, perfect tense sminket)

1. to put makeup on (someone)

   Kosmetikeren sminkede mig før min date.

   The beautician did my makeup before my date.

2. (reflexive) to put on makeup, to apply cosmetics

   Hun sminker sig meget sjældent.

   She very rarely uses makeup.

Further reading

• “sminke” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Schminke, with the verb from the noun.

Noun

sminke f or m (definite singular sminka or sminken, uncountable)

1. makeup, make-up

Derived terms

• sminkebørste
• sminkefjerner
• sminkekost
• sminkepensel
• sminkepung
• sminkeveske

 

Verb

sminke (present tense sminker, past tense sminka or sminket, past participle sminka or sminket)

1. rouge
2. (also reflexive) to make up (one's face; apply make-up)

   sterkt sminket - heavily made up

References

• “sminke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sminke_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “sminke_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Schminke, with the verb from the noun.

Noun

sminke f (definite singular sminka, uncountable)

1. makeup, make-up

Derived terms

• sminkebørste
• sminkekost
• sminkepensel
• sminkepung
• sminkeveske

 

Verb

sminke (present tense sminkar, past tense sminka, past participle sminka, passive infinitive sminkast, present participle sminkande, imperative sminke/smink)

1. (also reflexive) to make up (one's face; apply make-up)

Alternative forms

• sminka

References

• “sminke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.