sminka

See also: šminka

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish sminke. Compare German schminken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmiŋ̊ka/
  • Rhymes: -iŋ̊ka

Verb

sminka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sminkaði, supine sminkað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to put make up on
    Synonym: farða

Conjugation

Noun

sminka f (genitive singular sminku, nominative plural sminkur)

  1. make-up artist

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

sminka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of sminke

Alternative forms

Verb

sminka

  1. inflection of sminke:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sminka f

  1. definite singular of sminke

Etymology 2

From German Schminke via the noun sminke.

Verb

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

  1. (also reflexive) alternative form of sminke

References

Swedish

Verb

sminka (present sminkar, preterite sminkade, supine sminkat, imperative sminka)

  1. (reflexive) to put on makeup
    Jag måste sminka mig.
    I have to put on makeup.
    Hon sminkar sig väldigt sällan.
    She very rarely uses makeup.
  2. to put makeup on (someone or something), to apply cosmetics to, to make up
    Jag måste sminka ögonen.
    I have to make up my eyes.
    Jag är sminkad.
    I'm wearing makeup. / I'm made-up.
    De sminkade varandra.
    They put makeup on each other.
    De sminkade barnen till tigrar.
    They put tiger face paint on the children.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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