Pinsel

See also: pinsel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bensel, pensel, from Old French pincel, from Vulgar Latin pēnicellus, alteration of Latin pēnicillum (“brush”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɪnzl̩/, [ˈpɪnzl̩]
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Noun

Pinsel m (strong, genitive Pinsels, plural Pinsel)

paintbrush
Synonyms: Farbpinsel, Malerpinsel

Declension

Declension of Pinsel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pinsel	die	Pinsel
genitive	eines	des	Pinsels	der	Pinsel
dative	einem	dem	Pinsel	den	Pinseln
accusative	einen	den	Pinsel	die	Pinsel

Derived terms

Borstenpinsel
Einfaltspinsel

Related terms

Pinselstrich
Pinselstärke
Pinselstiel

Descendants

→ Danish: pensel
→ Romanian: pensulă
→ Serbo-Croatian: penzl / пензл, penzlin / пензлин

Further reading

“Pinsel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Pinsel” in Duden online

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