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Vaseline

Vaseline is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it die Vaseline?

Vaseline ends in -ine, and almost all nouns ending in -ine are feminine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take die.

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Meaning

[1] ointment -like, tough white or yellow mineral fat

[1] salbenartiges, zähes weißes oder gelbes Mineralfett

Examples

[1] Vaseline is insoluble in water, but easily soluble in chloroform or ether

[1] Vaseline ist in Wasser unlöslich, dagegen leicht löslich in Chloroform oder Äther.

[1] "Dog owners should the paws of their animals with snow and ice with Vaseline Schützenä"

[1] „Hundehalter sollten die Pfoten ihrer Tiere bei Schnee und Eis mit Vaseline schützen.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "In a bag, like a murderer, he hides a small tube of Vaseline - he would be afraid to show her openly"

[1] „In einer Tasche verbirgt er wie ein Mörder eine kleine Tube Vaseline – er hätte Angst, sie offen zu zeigen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Vaseline —
Genitiv der Vaseline —
Dativ der Vaseline —
Akkusativ die Vaseline —

Pronunciation

In context

[1] weiße Vaseline
[1] weiße Vaseline Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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