zolfo

Italian

Chemical element
S
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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)

(chemistry) sulfur, sulphur
brimstone

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

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