Zahnpasta

German

Etymology

From Zahn (“tooth”) +‎ Pasta (“paste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsaːnˌpasta/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Zahn‧pas‧ta

Noun

Zahnpasta f (genitive Zahnpasta, plural (formal) Zahnpasten or (colloquial) Zahnpastas)

1. toothpaste

   Synonym: (less common) Zahncreme

Usage notes

• The plural Zahnpasten is preferred in formal standard German, while Zahnpastas is preferred in colloquial German. Both are acceptable in any register.

Declension

Declension of Zahnpasta [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Zahnpasta	die	Zahnpasten1, Zahnpastas2
genitive	einer	der	Zahnpasta	der	Zahnpasten1, Zahnpastas2
dative	einer	der	Zahnpasta	den	Zahnpasten1, Zahnpastas2
accusative	eine	die	Zahnpasta	die	Zahnpasten1, Zahnpastas2

¹Formal.
²Colloquial.

Further reading

• “Zahnpasta” in Duden online
• “Zahnpasta”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)