phosphore

See also: phosphoré

English

Noun

phosphore (plural phosphores)

1. Archaic form of phosphor.

French

phosphore

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔs.fɔʁ/

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Noun

phosphore m (plural phosphores)

1. phosphorus (element)

Descendants

• → Lingala: fosofo
• → Persian: فسفر (fosfor)

Further reading

• “phosphore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

phōsphore

1. vocative singular of phōsphorus