chlor

See also: Chlor, chlór, and chlor-

Czech

Chemical element
Cl
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Next: argon (Ar)

Alternative forms

• chlór

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxloːr]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

chlor m inan

1. chlorine (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of chlor (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	chlor	chlory
genitive	chloru	chlorů
dative	chloru	chlorům
accusative	chlor	chlory
vocative	chlore	chlory
locative	chloru	chlorech
instrumental	chlorem	chlory

Derived terms

• chlorát
• chlorečnan
• chlorečný
• chloričitý
• chlorovodík

Further reading

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

Danish

Alternative forms

• klor

Noun

chlor

1. chlorine

Declension

Declension of chlor

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	chlor	chloren
genitive	chlors	chlorens

Polish

Chemical element
Cl
Previous: siarka (S)
Next: argon (Ar)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlɔr/

• Audio 1:

  (file)

• Audio 2:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔr
• Syllabification: chlor

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin chlōrum. Doublet of zielony, złoty, and żółty.

Noun

chlor m inan (related adjective chlorowy)

1. (chemistry) chlorine (chemical element, Cl, atomic number 17)

Declension

Declension of chlor

	singular
nominative	chlor
genitive	chloru
dative	chlorowi
accusative	chlor
instrumental	chlorem
locative	chlorze
vocative	chlorze

Derived terms

adjectives

• chlorofilowy
• chlorooctowy

nouns

• antychlor
• chloral
• chloramina
• chloran
• chlorek
• chlorocyjan
• chlorofil
• chlorowiec

verb

• chlorować

Etymology 2

Deverbal from chlać + -or.

Noun

chlor m pers

1. (colloquial, derogatory) drunkard

   Synonyms: kloszard, pijak

Declension

Declension of chlor

	singular	plural
nominative	chlor	chlorzy/chlory (deprecative)
genitive	chlora	chlorów
dative	chlorowi	chlorom
accusative	chlora	chlorów
instrumental	chlorem	chlorami
locative	chlorze	chlorach
vocative	chlorze	chlorzy

Further reading

• chlor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• chlor in Polish dictionaries at PWN