phosphore

See also: phosphoré

English

Noun

phosphore (plural phosphores)

Archaic form of phosphor.

French

phosphore

Etymology

From Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔs.fɔʁ/
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Noun

phosphore m (plural phosphores)

phosphorus (element)

Descendants

Lingala: fosofo

Further reading

“phosphore” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

phōsphore

vocative singular of phōsphorus

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