fosforsken

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of fosfor (“phosphorus”) +‎ sken (“light”).

Noun

fosforsken n

  1. phosphorescence
    Synonym: fosforescens
    • 1956, Harry Martinson, Aniara‎, page 14:
      I något obevakat ögonblick, men välbevakat av mig som läser deras anletsdrag kan sorgen lysa som ett fosforsken ur deras spanarögon.
      At some unguarded moment, close-regarded by me who read the features of their faces, grief can shimmer like a phosphorescence from their vigilant eyes.

Declension
Declension of fosforsken 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fosforsken fosforskenet fosforsken fosforskenen
Genitive fosforskens fosforskenets fosforskens fosforskenens
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