klor

See also: klór, klør, and Klör

Albanian

Etymology

Probably from French chlore, less likely from Serbo-Croatian klor, hlor; ultimately from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “greenish-yellow”). Also an ultimate doublet of arsenik and rëzëgojë.

Noun

klor m (definite klori)

1. chlorine (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of klor

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	klor	klori
accusative		klorin
dative/ablative	klori	klorit

Breton

Noun

klor m

1. chlorine

Derived terms

• kloradur
• kloral
• klorat
• klorañ
• klorek
• klorhidrat
• klorhidrek
• kloridañ
• kloridenn
• kloridet
• klorit
• klorofibr
• klorofil
• klorofilek
• klorofluorokarbidenn
• kloroform
• kloroformadur
• kloroformiñ
• kloroplast
• kloroz
• klorozek

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Middle Cornish clor, clour. Cognate with Welsh claear and Breton klouar.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [klɔːr]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [kloːr]

Adjective

klor

1. mild, gentle

   Synonym: hwar

2. modest, meek

   Synonym: uvel

Derived terms

• klorder (“modesty”)
• klorhe (“extenuate”, verb)

Adverb

yn klor

1. calmly, gently

   Synonym: yn kosel

Mutation

Mutation of klor

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
klor	glor	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Danish

Chemical element
Cl
Previous: svovl (S)
Next: argon (Ar)

Alternative forms

• chlor (non-standard spelling, often used by chemists)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kloːr/, [kʰloːˀɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

klor n or c (singular definite kloret or kloren)

1. chlorine

Declension

Declension of klor

either gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	klor	kloren kloret
genitive	klors	klorens klorets

Further reading

• klor on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• “klor” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch chloor, from French chlore, from English chlorine, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklɔr]
• Hyphenation: klor
• Rhymes: -klɔr, -lɔr, -ɔr, -r

Noun

klor (plural klor-klor)

1. synonym of klorin (“chlorine”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

klor n (definite singular kloret, uncountable)

1. chlorine (chemical element, symbol Cl)

Derived terms

• kloritt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

klor n (definite singular kloret, uncountable)

1. chlorine (as above)

Derived terms

• kloritt

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• hlȏr (Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “light green, yellowish green, yellow”).

Noun

klȏr m inan (Cyrillic spelling кло̑р)

1. (Croatia) chlorine

Declension

Declension of klor

	singular	plural
nominative	klor	klorovi
genitive	klora	klorova
dative	kloru	klorovima
accusative	klor	klorove
vocative	klore	klorovi
locative	kloru	klorovima
instrumental	klorom	klorovima

Slovene

Chemical element
Cl
Previous: žvêplo (S)
Next: árgon (Ar)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klóːr/

Noun

klọ̑r m inan

1. chlorine

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	klór
genitive	klóra
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	klór
genitive (rodȋlnik)	klóra
dative (dajȃlnik)	klóru
accusative (tožȋlnik)	klór
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	klóru
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	klórom

Further reading

• “klor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

Chemical element
Cl
Previous: svavel (S)
Next: argon (Ar)

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kloːr/
• Homophone: klår

Noun

klor n (uncountable)

1. chlorine

   Bassängen luktade klor

   The pool smelled of chlorine

Declension

Declension of klor

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klor	klors
	definite	kloret	klorets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• klorera
• klorgas
• klorid
• klorin
• klorlukt

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kluːr/

Noun

klor

1. indefinite plural of klo

References

• “klor”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “klor”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “klor”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Turkish

Chemical element
Cl
Previous: kükürt (S)
Next: argon (Ar)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قلور (klor), from French chlore, derived from English chlorine, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ine, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kloɾ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: klor

Noun

klor (definite accusative kloru, plural klorlar)

1. chlorine (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of klor

	singular	plural
nominative	klor	klorlar
definite accusative	kloru	klorları
dative	klora	klorlara
locative	klorda	klorlarda
ablative	klordan	klorlardan
genitive	klorun	klorların

Related terms

• hipoklorit (“hypochlorite”)
• klorat (“chlorate”)
• klorit (“chlorite”)
• kloroform (“chloroform”)
• klorür (“chloride”)