sylffwr

Welsh

Chemical element
S
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsəlfʊr/
• Rhymes: -əlfʊr

Noun

sylffwr m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. sulfur

   Synonyms: brwmstan, llosgfaen, llosglist, mygfaen

Further reading

• 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