phosphore
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See also: phosphoré
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
phosphore (plural phosphores)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
phosphore m (plural phosphores)
- phosphorus (element)
Descendants[edit]
- Lingala: fosofo
Further reading[edit]
- “phosphore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
phōsphore
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