Noun
das Kostüm
Pronunciation: /kɔsˈtyːm/
skirt suit (women’s business suit consisting of a skirt and jacket)
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plural Kostüme
Meanings
Noun
- skirt suit (women’s business suit consisting of a skirt and jacket)
- costume (outfit worn by an actor)
- costume, fancy dress (outfit worn for masquerade)
Example sentence
Wo hast du dieses Kostüm gefunden?
Where did you find that skirt suit?
Word forms
singular
das Kostüm
plural
die Kostüme
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Kostüm
Accusativedas Kostüm
Dativedem Kostüm
Genitivedes Kostüms
Plural
Nominativedie Kostüme
Accusativedie Kostüme
Dativeden Kostümen
Genitiveder Kostüme
Usage
- ein Kostüm aus Rock und Jacke — In this sense, Kostüm is a matching skirt suit.
- Kostüm / Karnevalskostüm — The same noun can also name a theatrical or fancy-dress costume.
Für das Vorstellungsgespräch trägt sie ein dunkelblaues Kostüm.
She wears a dark blue skirt suit for the job interview.