Kriegsbemalung
German, noun/ˈkʁiːksbəˌmaːlʊŋ/
Kriegsbemalung is spelled K-R-I-E-G-S-B-E-M-A-L-U-N-G (14 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kriegsbemalung is a German feminine noun meaning “war paint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bemalung am Gesicht oder am ganzen Körper, die von indigenen Völkern vor oder in kriegerischen…”.
What does Kriegsbemalung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewar paint
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bemalung am Gesicht oder am ganzen Körper, die von indigenen Völkern vor oder in kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen getragen wird 2. Make-up
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 Kriegsbemalung
- Kriegsbemalungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kriegsbemalung?
- /ˈkʁiːksbəˌmaːlʊŋ/
- [ˈkʁiːksbəˌmaːlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kriegsbemalung in German?
Kriegsbemalung appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).