Schwarzpulver
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Etymology edit
From schwarz (“black”) + Pulver (“powder”). A popular folk etymology claims the legendary alchemist and alleged inventor Berthold Schwarz as origin.
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Noun edit
Schwarzpulver n (strong, genitive Schwarzpulvers, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Schwarzpulver [sg-only, neuter, strong]
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Further reading edit
- “Schwarzpulver” in Duden online
- Schwarzpulver on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de