fosforsken
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of fosfor (“phosphorus”) + sken (“light”).
Noun[edit]
fosforsken n
- phosphorescence
- Synonym: fosforescens
- 1956, Harry Martinson, Aniara[1], 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[edit]
| Declension of fosforsken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fosforsken | fosforskenet | fosforsken | fosforskenen |
| Genitive | fosforskens | fosforskenets | fosforskens | fosforskenens |