Schwarzpulver
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From schwarz (“black”) + Pulver (“powder”). A popular folk etymology claims the legendary alchemist and alleged inventor Berthold Schwarz as origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schwarzpulver n (strong, genitive Schwarzpulvers, no plural)
- black powder
- Synonym: (obsolete) Büchsenpulver
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schwarzpulver [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Hypernyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Schwarzkiefer, Schwarzkümmel, Schwarzlicht
- Pulverfass, Pulverturm, Pulverqualm
- Backpulver, Brausepulver, Waschpulver
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Schwarzpulver” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schwarzpulver” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. (büchsenpulver)
- “Schwarzpulver” in Duden online