klor

Probably from French chlore, less likely from Serbo-Croatian klor, hlor; ultimately from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “greenish-yellow”). Also an ultimate doublet of arsenik and rëzëgojë.

klor m (definite klori)

1. chlorine (chemical element)

klor m

1. chlorine

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Middle Cornish clor, clour. Cognate with Welsh claear and Breton klouar.

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [klɔːr]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [kloːr]

klor

1. mild, gentle

   Synonym: hwar

2. modest, meek

   Synonym: uvel

yn klor

1. calmly, gently

   Synonym: yn kosel

• chlor (non-standard spelling, often used by chemists)

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”).

• IPA^(key): /kloːr/, [kʰloːˀɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

klor n or c (singular definite kloret or kloren)

1. chlorine

• klor on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• “klor” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Dutch chloor, from French chlore, from English chlorine, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós).

• IPA^(key): [ˈklɔr]
• Hyphenation: klor
• Rhymes: -klɔr, -lɔr, -ɔr, -r

klor (plural klor-klor)

1. synonym of klorin (“chlorine”)

klor n (definite singular kloret, uncountable)

1. chlorine (chemical element, symbol Cl)

• kloritt

klor n (definite singular kloret, uncountable)

1. chlorine (as above)

• kloritt

• hlȏr (Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro)

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “light green, yellowish green, yellow”).

klȏr m inan (Cyrillic spelling кло̑р)

1. (Croatia) chlorine

• IPA^(key): /klóːr/

klọ̑r m inan

1. chlorine

• “klor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Ultimately from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós).

• IPA^(key): /kloːr/
• Homophone: klår

klor n (uncountable)

1. chlorine

   Bassängen luktade klor

   The pool smelled of chlorine

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /kluːr/

klor

1. indefinite plural of klo

• klor in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قلور (klor), from French chlore, derived from English chlorine, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ine, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.

• IPA^(key): [kloɾ]

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• Hyphenation: klor

klor (definite accusative kloru, plural klorlar)

1. chlorine (chemical element)

• hipoklorit (“hypochlorite”)
• klorat (“chlorate”)
• klorit (“chlorite”)
• kloroform (“chloroform”)
• klorür (“chloride”)