Schmiere

See also: schmiere

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

15th century, deverbal from schmieren.

Noun

Schmiere f (genitive Schmiere, plural Schmieren)

1. grease
2. goo, gunk
3. smear
4. cream, ointment

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schmiere	die	Schmieren
genitive	einer	der	Schmiere	der	Schmieren
dative	einer	der	Schmiere	den	Schmieren
accusative	eine	die	Schmiere	die	Schmieren

Declension of Schmiere [feminine]

Descendants

• → Polish: szmira^[1]

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Yiddish שמירה (shmire), from Hebrew שמירה (šəmīrā), whence also Austrian German Schmier (“police”).

Noun

Schmiere f (genitive Schmiere, plural Schmieren)

1. (slang, chiefly in Schmiere stehen) guard, watch, especially during the perpetration of a crime or otherwise forbidden act

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schmiere	die	Schmieren
genitive	einer	der	Schmiere	der	Schmieren
dative	einer	der	Schmiere	den	Schmieren
accusative	eine	die	Schmiere	die	Schmieren

Declension of Schmiere [feminine]

References

1. https://sjp.pwn.pl/doroszewski/szmira;5504336.html

Hunsrik

Noun

Schmiere f

1. plural of Schmier^[1]

References

1. Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Schmiere”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page Schmier

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Schmiere

1. plural of Schmier