φθόριο

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French phthore (an obsolete early synonym of fluor) derived drom Ancient Greek φθορά (phthorá, “deterioration”) on account of the corrosive nature of hydrofluoric acid. Russian фтор (ftor) is also from the same root, in contrast to most European languages which use derivatives of fluor.

Noun

φθόριο • (fthório) n (usually uncountable, plural φθόρια)

  1. (chemistry) fluorine

Declension
declension of φθόριο
case     \     number singular plural
nominative φθόριο • φθόρια •
genitive φθορίου •,  φθόριου • φθορίων •
accusative φθόριο • φθόρια •
vocative φθόριο • φθόρια •

Coordinate terms
  • Appendix:Greek names for chemical elements

Further reading
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