Pulver

See also: pulver

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pulver, from Old High German pulver, from Proto-West Germanic *pulver (“powder”). Doublet of Puder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊlvɐ/, /ˈpʊlfɐ/

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Noun

Pulver n (strong, genitive Pulvers, plural Pulver, diminutive Pülverchen n or Pülverlein n)

1. powder (in most of its senses)
2. (colloquial) money

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld

Usage notes

• Powder for cosmetic purposes is called Puder.

Declension

Declension of Pulver [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pulver	die	Pulver
genitive	eines	des	Pulvers	der	Pulver
dative	einem	dem	Pulver	den	Pulvern
accusative	ein	das	Pulver	die	Pulver

Derived terms

• Backpulver
• Brausepulver
• Hustenpulver
• Kakaopulver
• Pulverfass
• pulverförmig
• Pulverqualm
• Pulverturm
• Pulverzünder
• Schießpulver
• Schwarzpulver
• verpulvern

 

Further reading

• “Pulver” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pulver” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Pulver” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰulvɐ/

Noun

Pulver n (plural Pulver)

1. powder

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary