azufre

See also: azufré

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sulphur.

Noun

azufre m (plural azufres)

1. sulfur (element)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθufɾe/ [aˈθu.fɾe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈsufɾe/ [aˈsu.fɾe]

Chemical element
S
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Etymology 1

From Old Spanish sufre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur, sulphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”).

Noun

azufre m (uncountable)

1. sulfur

Derived terms

• azufrar (verb)

See also

• azufre on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Etymology 2

Verb

azufre

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of azufrar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of azufrar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of azufrar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of azufrar.