zolfo
Italian
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Alternative forms
- solfo (archaic)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin sulphur, sulfur. For the initial z- compare also zoccolo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zol.fo/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sol.fo/[1]
- Rhymes: -olfo
- Hyphenation: zól‧fo
Noun
zolfo m (usually uncountable, plural zolfi)
Related terms
Derived terms
- candelotto di zolfo (“sulfur candle”)
- diossido di zolfo (“sulfur dioxide”)
- solfato (“sulfate”)
- solfidrico (“hydrosulfuric”)
- solfifero (“sulfurous”)
- solfitare (“to sulfate”)
- solfito (“sulfite”)
- solfonazione (“sulfonation”)
- solforare, solfare (“to sulfur”)
- solforato (“sulfurated”)
- solforatrice (“apparatus for applying sulfur to crops as a pesticide”)
- solforico (“sulfuric”)
- solforoso (“sulfurous”)
- solfuro (“sulfide”)
- triossido di zolfo (“sulfur trioxide”)
- zolfanello (“sulfur match, lucifer; wick impregnated with sulfur”)
- zolfara, solfara (“sulfur mine”)
- zolfatara, solfatara
References
- ^ zolfo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- zolfo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it