Masculine
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Pinsel

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) paintbrush
  2. (masculine, strong) short form of Einfaltspinsel

Concepts

paint brush

artist’s brush

writing brush

brush strokes

Synonyms

Malpinsel

Schreibpinsel

Weihwedel

Farbpinsel

Malerpinsel

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

bämsu

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bämsel

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bänsel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɪnzl̩/
Etymology

In summary

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

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