OprindelseFrom Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic *sweblaz. Related to Latin sulfur.
- common-gender, neuter, no-pluralsulphur
“Svovlet hentes op fra undergrunden ved at pumpe overophedet vand (125°C) ned gennem borehuller til svovllagene.” — The sulphur is extracted from the underground by pumping overheated water (125°C) down through drilling holes to the sulphur stocks.
“Når man strøg svovlstikken mod fx en væg, var gnidningsvarmen nok til at antænde phosphoret, der derefter antændte svovlet.” — When one struck the match against e.g. a wall, the friction heat was enough to ignite the phosphorous, which then ignited the sulphur.
“Det måtte være svovlen, der lugtede så fælt.” — It had to be the sulphur that smelled so badly.
Formersvovlet(definite, singular) · svovlen(definite, singular) · svovl(indefinite, nominative, singular) · svovlen(definite, nominative, singular) · svovlet(definite, nominative, singular) · svovls(genitive, indefinite, singular) · svovlens(definite, genitive, singular) · svovlets(definite, genitive, singular)