Buntstift

German

Buntstifte

Etymology

bunt (“colored, colorful”) +‎ Stift (“pen, pencil”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʊn(t)ˌʃtɪft/
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Noun

Buntstift m (strong, genitive Buntstiftes or Buntstifts, plural Buntstifte)

colored pencil
(loosely) any colored drawing utensil, thus including felt pens and crayons

Declension

Declension of Buntstift [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Buntstift	die	Buntstifte
genitive	eines	des	Buntstiftes, Buntstifts	der	Buntstifte
dative	einem	dem	Buntstift, Buntstifte¹	den	Buntstiften
accusative	einen	den	Buntstift	die	Buntstifte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Farbstift
Malstift

Derived terms

Buntstiftzeichnung
Buntstiftkasten

Related terms

Bleistift

See also

Wachsmalstift

Further reading

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

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