Alltagsmaske
German, noun[ˈaltaːksˌmaskə]
Alltagsmaske is spelled A-L-L-T-A-G-S-M-A-S-K-E (12 letters). Alltagsmaske is a German feminine noun meaning “a homemade face mask (as opposed to a medicinal, certified mask), usually from cloth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von Laien genähter einfacher Mund-Nasen-Schutz zur Vermeidung von Fremdgefährdung”.
What does Alltagsmaske mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea homemade face mask (as opposed to a medicinal, certified mask), usually from cloth
- 2
femininea figurative mask behind which wearers hide their true self
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von Laien genähter einfacher Mund-Nasen-Schutz zur Vermeidung von Fremdgefährdung 2. (schützender) Schein von Normalität und Alltag, der durch offensichtliches Verhalten aufgebaut wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Alltagsmaske
- Alltagsmasken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Alltagsmaske?
- [ˈaltaːksˌmaskə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.