Schwefel

German

Chemical element (edit)
S Atomic number 16 Schwefel
Classification data Period 3 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
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Etymology

From Middle High German swëvel, from Old High German swëval, from Proto-Germanic *sweblaz; cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌱𐌻𐍃 (swibls).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃveːfəl/, [ˈʃʋeː.fl̩], [-fəl]

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Noun

Schwefel m (strong, genitive Schwefels, no plural)

1. sulfur, brimstone (chemical element, S, atomic number 16)

   Synonym: (unusual) Sulfur

Declension

Declension of Schwefel [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schwefel
genitive	eines	des	Schwefels
dative	einem	dem	Schwefel
accusative	einen	den	Schwefel

Coordinate terms

• (chemical element): Previous: Phosphor. Next: Chlor

Related terms

• schwefelartig
• Schwefeläther
• Schwefelbad
• Schwefelholz
• schwefeln
• Schwefelwasserstoff
• schweflig
• schwelen

Further reading

• “Schwefel” in Duden online
• “Schwefel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃveːfl̩/

Noun

Schwefel m

1. sulfur

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Schwefel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch