From en.wiktionary.org:
[phosphorus]
** English
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Etymology
From Latinised Greek [la], from [en], from [grc] + [grc].
*** Pronunciation
- [fŏs'fərəs] , [en]
- [fäs'fərəs] , [en]
- [en]
*** Proper noun
[en-proper noun]
1. [A name sometimes used for Hesperus , the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus .]
2. [en] [An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise ).]
**** Derived terms
- [en]
**** Translations
[an ancient Greek name for the morning star]
- Czech: [cs]
- Italian: [it]
- Korean: [ko]
- Slovak: [sk] , [sk]
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*** Further reading
- [Phosphorus (morning star)]
- [Hesperus]