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fosfor

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fosfor (uncountable)

1. phosphorus

• pnikogeen

Borrowed from French phosphore, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “light bearer”).

fosfor

1. phosphorus

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk ‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “fosfor”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

fosfor

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Derived from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “light bearer”).

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• Hyphenation: fo‧s‧for

fosfor m inan

1. phosphorus

• “fosfor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “fosfor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “fosfor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• phosphor (non-standard spelling, often used by chemists)

From Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”).

• IPA^(key): /fɔsfɔr/,

fosfor n or c (singular definite fosforet or fosforen)

1. phosphorus

• fosfor on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• “fosfor” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

fosfor

Wikipedia ^nl

• phosphor (obsolete)

Borrowed from German Phosphor, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “light-bearing”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔs.fɔr/

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• Hyphenation: fos‧for

fosfor m or n (uncountable)

1. phosphorus

   Synonym: fosforus

Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:

fosfor

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From Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”).

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fosfor (genitive fosfori, partitive fosforit)

1. phosphorus

Faroese Wikipedia has an article on:

fosfor

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From Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”).

• IPA^(key): /fɔsfoɹ/

fosfor n (genitive singular fosfors, uncountable)

1. phosphorus

• fluor, posfor (nonstandard)

Possibly a MABBIM invention. Either a Learned borrowing from Dutch fosfor or learned borrowing from English phosphor.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈfosfor/
• Rhymes: -osfor
• Syllabification: fos‧for

fosfor (plural fosfor-fosfor)

1. (chemistry) phosphor

• fosforus

• “fosfor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Possibly a MABBIM invention. Either a Learned borrowing from Dutch fosfor or learned borrowing from English phosphor.

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈfosfor/
  • Rhymes: -osfor

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈfosfo(r)/
  • Rhymes: -osfor, -osfo
• Hyphenation: fos‧for

fosfor (Jawi spelling فوسفور, plural fosfor-fosfor)

1. (chemistry) phosphor

• fosforus

• “fosfor” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Borrowed from Norwegian fosfor.

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fosfor

1. phosphorus

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

fosfor

Wikipedia ^no

fosfor m or n (definite singular fosforen or fosforet) (uncountable)

1. phosphorus (chemical element, symbol P)

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

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fosfor m or n (definite singular fosforen or fosforet) (uncountable)

1. phosphorus (chemical element, symbol P)

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

fosfor

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Learned borrowing from New Latin phōsphorus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔs.fɔr/

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• Rhymes: -ɔsfɔr
• Syllabification: fos‧for

fosfor m inan (related adjective fosforowy)

1. phosphorus (chemical element, symbol P)

• fosfor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fosfor in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:

fosfor

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Borrowed from French phosphore, from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfosfor/, /fosˈfor/
• Hyphenation: fos‧for

fosfor n (uncountable)

1. phosphorus (chemical element)

• fosfora

• “fosfor”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Ultimately from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔs.fɔɾ/

fosfor m (genitive singular fosfoir, no plural)

1. phosphorus

• IPA^(key): /fôsfor/
• Hyphenation: fos‧for

fȍsfor m (Cyrillic spelling фо̏сфор)

1. phosphorus

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

fosfor

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fosfor m inan (genitive singular fosforu, declension pattern of dub)

1. phosphorus

• “fosfor”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

• IPA^(key): /fóːsfɔr/

fọ̑sfor m inan

1. phosphorus

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• “fosfor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

fosfor

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• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔsˌfɔr/, /ˈfɔsfɔr/

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fosfor c (sometimes neuter)

1. phosphorus

More rarely neuter with the definitive fosforet.

• fosforsken (“phosphorescence”)
• vit fosfor (“white phosphorus”)

• fosfor in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fosfor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fosfor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

• soffor

From Ottoman Turkish فوسفور, ultimately from Greek φωσφόρος (fosfóros, “light bearing”).

• IPA^(key): /fos.foɾ/,
• Hyphenation: fos‧for

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fosfor (definite accusative fosforu, plural fosforlar)

1. phosphorus (chemical element)