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schmuck

adj · /ʃmʊk/ ·
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German smuk (“supple, bendsome, pleasing, beautiful, petite, cute”) (compare Middle Low German smuk (“ornament, jewellery”)), from Old Saxon *smuk, *smukk, from Proto-Germanic *smukkaz (“flexible, bendsome, easy”).

Translation

  1. pretty, spruce dated

    Der alte Mann bestach ein junges Mädchen mit Geld und Schmuck.

    The old man bribed a young girl with money and jewelry.

    Was für Schmuck wirst du zu diesem Kleid tragen?

    What sort of jewelry are you going to wear with this dress?

    Was für Schmuck werden Sie zu diesem Kleid tragen?

    What sort of jewelry are you going to wear with this dress?

  2. handsome source:wikdict-en-de-stardict

Schmuck

noun · /ʃmʊkʰ/ ·
Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German smuk, related to schmücken (“to decorate”); see there for more. Somewhat displaced Zier (“ornament”).

Translation

  1. jewelry masculine, strong
  2. adornment source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. trinket source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. decoration source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  5. ornament, decoration masculine, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Schmuck Schmucke
Accusative Schmuck Schmucke
Dative Schmuck Schmucken
Genitive Schmuckes Schmucke