Sprengkraft

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German

Etymology

From sprengen (“to blast”) +‎ Kraft (“force”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Sprengkraft f (genitive Sprengkraft, plural Sprengkräfte)

  1. explosive force
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 45/2010, page 17:
      Eine Paketbombe, die Anfang vergangener Woche im Kanzleramt eintraf, war von eher geringer Sprengkraft.
      A parcel bomb, which arrived in the Chancellery at the beginning of last week, was of comparatively smaller explosive force.

Declension

Declension of Sprengkraft
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sprengkraft die Sprengkräfte
genitive einer der Sprengkraft der Sprengkräfte
dative einer der Sprengkraft den Sprengkräften
accusative eine die Sprengkraft die Sprengkräfte

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