fosfór

See also: fosfor and fòsfor

Icelandic

Chemical element
P
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Etymology

Borrowed from Danish fosfor, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔs.fouːr/

Noun

fosfór m (genitive singular fosfórs, no plural) or rarely
fosfór n (genitive singular fosfórs, no plural)

  1. phosphorus

Declension

Declension of fosfór (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative fosfór fosfórinn
accusative fosfór fosfórinn
dative fosfór fosfórnum
genitive fosfórs fosfórsins

or rarely

Declension of fosfór (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative fosfór fosfórið
accusative fosfór fosfórið
dative fosfóri fosfórinu
genitive fosfórs fosfórsins

Derived terms

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfo˧ðfo˨ʁ]

Noun

fosfór n (inflected like ól)

  1. (uncountable) phosphorus
  2. A part of phosphorus