Schwefelwasserstoff
German, noun[ˌʃveːfl̩ˈvasɐʃtɔf]
Schwefelwasserstoff is a German masculine noun meaning “hydrogen sulfide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “farbloses, nach faulen Eiern riechendes, stark giftiges Gas”.
What does Schwefelwasserstoff mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehydrogen sulfide
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. farbloses, nach faulen Eiern riechendes, stark giftiges Gas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwefelwasserstoff
- Schwefelwasserstoffs genitive
- [1] H₂S abbreviation
- Schwefelwasserstoffe nominative plural
- Schwefelwasserstoffes genitive singular
- Schwefelwasserstoffen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwefelwasserstoff?
- [ˌʃveːfl̩ˈvasɐʃtɔf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schwefelwasserstoff in German?
Schwefelwasserstoff appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).