Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine) phosphorus
- (masculine) match, matchstick
Concepts
friction match
atomic number 15
lighting stick
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
fós‧fo‧ro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfosfoɾo/
Etymology
In summary
From Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to carry, bear, bring”). Compare Sicilian pòspuru.
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