fosforsken
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of fosfor (“phosphorus”) + sken (“light”).
Noun
[edit]fosforsken n
- phosphorescence
- Synonym: fosforescens
- 1956, Harry Martinson, Aniara[1], page 14:
- I något obevakat ögonblick, men välbevakat av mig som läser deras anletsdrag kan sorgen lysa som ett fosforsken ur deras spanarögon.
- At some unguarded moment, close-regarded by me who read the features of their faces, grief can shimmer like a phosphorescence from their vigilant eyes.
Declension
[edit]Declension of fosforsken
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fosforsken | fosforskens |
| definite | fosforskenet | fosforskenets | |
| plural | indefinite | fosforsken | fosforskens |
| definite | fosforskenen | fosforskenens | |