scljifur

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• scljifuru, shcljifur, shcljifuru, scljifurã, schifurã

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