Schwefel in German

IPA: /ˈʃveːfəl/, [ˈʃʋeː.fl̩], [-fəl] Audio: De-at-Schwefel.ogg

, De-Schwefel.ogg

[Germany, Berlin] Forms: Schwefels [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Schwefel [nominative, singular], Schwefels [genitive, singular], Schwefel [dative, singular], Schwefel [accusative, singular] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle High German swevel, from Old High German sweval, from Proto-Germanic *sweblaz; cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌱𐌻𐍃 (swibls). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|swevel}} Middle High German swevel, {{inh|de|goh|sweval}} Old High German sweval, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*sweblaz}} Proto-Germanic *sweblaz, {{cog|got|𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌱𐌻𐍃}} Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌱𐌻𐍃 (swibls) Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Schwefel m (strong, genitive Schwefels, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}

Inflected forms

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          "word": "Schwefelholz"
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        {
          "word": "schwefeln"
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        {
          "word": "Schwefelwasserstoff"
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      "word": "Schwefelholz"
    },
    {
      "word": "schwefeln"
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    {
      "word": "Schwefelwasserstoff"
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    {
      "word": "schweflig"
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    {
      "word": "schwelen"
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"Schwefel" meaning in German

Noun

Inflected forms