der Schimmel

mold, mildew, white horse

noun · singular masculine, nominative / singular masculine, dative / singular masculine, accusative / plural masculine, nominative / plural masculine, genitive / plural masculine, accusative Rare #35,269

mold, mildew The noun is capitalized in German; the lowercase form schimmeln is the verb “to get moldy.”

GE: Das Brot hat Schimmel.

EN: The bread has mold.

white horse A Schimmel is a horse with a gray coat that typically becomes nearly white with age.

GE: Der Schimmel läuft über die Wiese.

EN: The white horse is running across the meadow.

Declension of Schimmel

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Schimmel	Schimmel
Accusative	Schimmel	Schimmel
Genitive	—	Schimmel
Dative	Schimmel	—

Welche Farbe hatte der Schimmel Heinrichs IV.?

What color was Henry IV’s white horse?

Aber der hier setzt bald Schimmel an.

But this one here will soon start growing mold.

— Taxi (1998)

Schimmel ist gesund.

Mold is healthy.

— Das Boot (1981)

Das schwarze Zeug, das wie Schimmel aussieht.

The black stuff that looks like mold.

— Pulse 2: Afterlife (2008)

Sie können von Schimmel oder Parasiten befallen werden.

They can become infested with mold or parasites.

— Der Junge und der Reiher (2023)

Nun, bald wird der Schimmel kommen.

Well, the mold will appear soon.

— Die Frau im Nebel (2022)

Schimmel erschien auf meinen Stiefeln.

Mold appeared on my boots.