sylffwr

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Welsh[edit]

Chemical element
S
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Crisialau sylffwr

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English sulphur, from Anglo-Norman sulfre, from Latin sulfur, from sulpur itself of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sylffwr m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. sulfur
    Synonyms: brwmstan, llosgfaen, llosglist, mygfaen

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sylffwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies