Topic: Swedish

"Pulvret"

Translation:The powder

December 16, 2014

13 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/SrMarien

    Funny to discover etymologic relations here between dutch and swedish. In dutch we have this word "verpulveren" (in which the prefix -ver just indicates some sort of proces) and it means 'to crush' or 'to pulverize' (hey, its the same for english!) and I never new where it came from.

    February 3, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Namor_Votilav

      I believe it comes from latin "pulveum" which means exactly the same – "powder"

      February 24, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/Antonio_Sou

        'Gunpowder' in portuguese is 'pólvora'. Just a curiosity.

        July 15, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
        • 829

        In Swedish, gunpowder is krut. (which is an ett word, in case anyone wonders).

        May 25, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/DanielLuna729625

          Provavelmente "pólvora" vem de "pó". E tem os verbos "pulverizar" (reduzir a pó), acho essa relação até mais interessante para memorizar (pó = pulver, ou seja "pulver" é algo que foi pulverizado).

          July 24, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/ChloKokx

            Floo powder!

            November 30, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/Synthpopalooza

              Cognate of the english verb pulverize.

              April 1, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/Tamarair

                cant we say puder for powder?

                April 10, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                • 829

                Yes. And the definite form of that is pudret.
                puder is like 'baby powder' or 'face powder' but pulver can be anything in very fine granular form.

                May 25, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/MightyTharos

                  Can it mean "dust" too? We use "polvere" for both meanings in Italy.

                  August 28, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Lundgren8
                  Mod

                    No, that would be damm.

                    November 30, 2015
                    https://www.duolingo.com/DAGHLM19

                      How do I say just ''powder''?

                      July 30, 2017
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                      • 829

                      pulver –  (or puder if you mean like 'baby powder' or 'face powder'). Both are ett words.

                      July 30, 2017
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