Masculine
Pinsel
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) paintbrush
- (masculine, strong) short form of Einfaltspinsel
Concepts
paint brush
artist’s brush
writing brush
brush strokes
Synonyms
Malpinsel
Schreibpinsel
Weihwedel
Farbpinsel
Malerpinsel
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
bämsu
Basel-Landschaft
bämsel
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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