Schnuppe
dieNounshooting star (in 'Sternschnuppe')
English translations
- 01
don't care
- 02
it's all the same to me
- 03
I couldn't care less
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein kleines, helles Leuchtphänomen am Nachthimmel, das durch das Verglühen eines kleinen kosmischen Teilchens in der Erdatmosphäre entsteht.
- English meaning
- Shooting star
- Synonym
- Sternschnuppe
- German example
- Ich habe eine Schnuppe gesehen und mir etwas gewünscht.
- English example
- I saw a shooting star and made a wish.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Schnuppe
- Plural Form
- die Schnuppen
Related words
- Schnuppen
To snort
- schnuppern
To sniff means to inhale briefly and repeatedly through the nose in order to smell something.
- beschnuppern
To sniff means to carefully and curiously smell something or someone, often to find out more about them.
- Sternschnuppe
Shooting star
- riechen
To smell
- Meteor
Meteor
- Schweifsternchen
A minor constellation is a small, lesser-known constellation or asterism not officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- verglühen
To burn up means to burn completely into ash or to lose intensity and extinguish.
- Praktikum
Internship
- Meteoritenschauer
A meteor shower is an event in which a large number of meteors can be seen in the night sky within a short period of time.
Example sentences with “Schnuppe”
Ich habe eine Sternschnuppe gesehen. (I saw a shooting star.)
Frequently asked questions
Can you say 'Schnuppe' alone?
It is rarely used alone; 'Sternschnuppe' is the correct term for a shooting star.