Pulverfass

German

Etymology

From Pulver (“powder”) +‎ Fass (“keg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpʊlfɐˌfas/
Hyphenation: Pul‧ver‧fass
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Noun

Pulverfass n (genitive Pulverfasses, plural Pulverfässer)

powder keg
(figuratively) powder keg

Declension

Declension of Pulverfass

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pulverfass	die	Pulverfässer
genitive	eines	des	Pulverfasses	der	Pulverfässer
dative	einem	dem	Pulverfass, Pulverfasse¹	den	Pulverfässern
accusative	ein	das	Pulverfass	die	Pulverfässer

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Pulverfass in Duden online

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