scljifur

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin sulfur, sulphur (probably through a Vulgar Latin form *sclufur), from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”). The Romanian equivalent in this case (sulfur) is a learned borrowing.

Noun

scljifur n

  1. sulfur

Synonyms

  • teafi

Adjective

scljifur

  1. sulfurous

Derived terms

  • schifuros
  • nschifur
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