fosfór
Icelandic
/ˈfɔs.fouːr/
noun
Definitions
- phosphorus
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish fosfor derived from Latin phōsphorus derived from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (the bearer of light, light bearer, torchbearer, light-bearing).
Origin
Ancient Greek
φωσφόρος
Gloss
the bearer of light, light bearer, torchbearer, light-bearing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- phosphorus English
- phosphorus Latin
- phosphorus, phōsphorus Latin
- phōsphorus Latin
- Phosphor German
- fosforo Italian
- phosphore French
- фо́сфор Russian
- фосфор Russian
- fósforo Spanish, Castilian
- phosphorus, phōsphorus Spanish, Castilian
- φωσφόρος Ancient Greek
- φῶς Ancient Greek
- fosfor Danish
- fosfor Czech
- fosfor Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- fosfor Faroese
- fosfor Estonian
- fosfor Crimean Tatar