# fosfor
## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

fosfor (uncountable)
* phosphorus

#### Hypernyms

* pnikogeen

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

Borrowed from French phosphore, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “light bearer”).

### Noun

fosfor
* phosphorus

#### Declension
### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
* “fosfor”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Czech
### Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “light bearer”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfosfor]
* Hyphenation: fo‧s‧for

### Noun

fosfor m inan
* phosphorus

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “fosfor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “fosfor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “fosfor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* phosphor (non-standard spelling, often used by chemists)

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔsfɔr/, [ˈfʌsfɒ]

### Noun

fosfor n or c (singular definite fosforet or fosforen)
* phosphorus

#### Derived terms

* fosforescens
* fosforholdig
* fosforit

#### Further reading

* fosfor on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$
* “fosfor” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* phosphor (obsolete)

### Etymology

Borrowed from German Phosphor, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “light-bearing”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɔs.fɔr/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: fos‧for

### Noun

fosfor m or n (uncountable)
* phosphorus
    Synonym: fosforus

#### Derived terms

* fosforachtig
* fosforbrons
* fosfordamp
* fosforescent
* fosforescentie
* fosforesceren
* fosforgloed
* fosforgroen
* fosforiek
* fosforig
* fosforisch
* fosforkoper
* fosforkopererts
* fosforlichten
* fosforlucifer
* fosformetaal
* fosforolie
* fosforoxyde
* fosforproductie
* fosforstikstof
* fosforvergiftiging
* fosforvrij
* fosforwaterstof
* fosforwaterstofgas
* fosforzout
* fosforzuur
* fosphorglanzig
* gele fosfor
* rode fosfor
* witte fosfor

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

fosfor (genitive fosfori, partitive fosforit)
* phosphorus

#### Declension
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔsfoɹ/

### Noun

fosfor n (genitive singular fosfors, uncountable)
* phosphorus

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Noun

fosfor (plural fosfor-fosfor)
* phosphorus

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian fosfor.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

fosfor
* phosphorus

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

fosfor m or n (definite singular fosforen or fosforet) (uncountable)
* phosphorus (chemical element, symbol P)

#### Derived terms

* fosfat
* fosforsyre

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

fosfor m or n (definite singular fosforen or fosforet) (uncountable)
* phosphorus (chemical element, symbol P)

#### Derived terms

* fosfat
* fosforsyre

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin phōsphorus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɔs.fɔr/
* Audio 1:(file)
* Audio 2:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔsfɔr
* Syllabification: fos‧for

### Noun

fosfor m inan (related adjective fosforowy)
* phosphorus (chemical element, symbol P)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* fosfor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* fosfor in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfosfor/, /fosˈfor/
* Hyphenation: fos‧for

### Noun

fosfor n (uncountable)
* phosphorus (chemical element)

#### Derived terms

* fosfora

### References

* fosfor in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɔs.fɔɾ/

### Noun

fosfor m (genitive singular fosfoir, no plural)
* phosphorus

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fôsfor/
* Hyphenation: fos‧for

### Noun

fȍsfor m (Cyrillic spelling фо̏сфор)
* phosphorus

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfɔsfɔr]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

fosfor m inan (genitive singular fosforu, declension pattern of dub)
* phosphorus

#### Derived terms

* fosforečný
* fosforitý
* fosforový

### Further reading

* “fosfor”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fóːsfɔr/

### Noun

fọ̑sfor m inan
* phosphorus

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “fosfor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɔsˌfɔr/, /ˈfɔsfɔr/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

fosfor c (sometimes neuter)
* phosphorus

#### Usage notes

More rarely neuter with the definitive fosforet.

#### Derived terms

* fosforsken (“phosphorescence”)
* vit fosfor (“white phosphorus”)

### References

* fosfor in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* fosfor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* fosfor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* soffor

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فوسفور, ultimately from Greek φωσφόρος (fosfóros, “light bearing”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fos.foɾ/, [ɸo̞ʷs̟.ɸo̞ʷɾ̞̊]
* Hyphenation: fos‧for
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

fosfor (definite accusative fosforu, plural fosforlar)
* phosphorus (chemical element)