Schwarzpulver

German

Etymology

From schwarz (“black”) +‎ Pulver (“powder”). A popular folk etymology claims the legendary alchemist and alleged inventor Berthold Schwarz as origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schwarzpulver n (strong, genitive Schwarzpulvers, no plural)

1. black powder

Declension

Declension of Schwarzpulver [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schwarzpulver
genitive	eines	des	Schwarzpulvers
dative	einem	dem	Schwarzpulver
accusative	ein	das	Schwarzpulver

Related terms

• Pulverfass
• Pulverturm
• Pulverqualm
• Schießpulver
• Brausepulver
• Hustenpulver

Further reading

• “Schwarzpulver” in Duden online
• Schwarzpulver on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de