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Borrowed from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).
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phosphorus (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoruses or phosphori)
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From Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “light-bearing”).
phōsphorus m (genitive phōsphorī); second declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | phōsphorus | phōsphorī |
Genitive | phōsphorī | phōsphorōrum |
Dative | phōsphorō | phōsphorīs |
Accusative | phōsphorum | phōsphorōs |
Ablative | phōsphorō | phōsphorīs |
Vocative | phōsphore | phōsphorī |