ffosfforws
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Welsh[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin phosphorus, from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ffosfforws m (uncountable, not mutable)
- phosphorus
- Synonyms: ffosffor, goleuddwyn, llewyrchfaen, llewyrchfwn, llosgfaen, llosnur
Related terms[edit]
- ffosffad (“phosphate”)
- ffosfforedd (“phosphorescence”)
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffosfforws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Categories:
- cy:Chemical elements
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-
- Welsh terms borrowed from Latin
- Welsh terms derived from Latin
- Welsh terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɔsfɔrʊs
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɔsfɔrʊs/3 syllables
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh uncountable nouns
- Welsh non-mutable terms
- Welsh masculine nouns
- cy:Phosphorus