wolfram
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wolfram, of obscure origin. Generally assumed to be derived from Wolf (“wolf”) + Rahm (“cream, soot”) and a term of contempt due to its lesser value compared to tin and its degradation to the tin smelting process. Else, possibly derived from a personal name, where the second element is derived from *hrabn (“raven”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: 'wo͝olfrəm, IPA(key): /ˈwʊlfrəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
wolfram (uncountable)
- wolframite
- (dated) tungsten
Derived terms
- eka-wolfram
- wolframate
- wolframed
- wolframic
- wolframine
- wolframite
- wolfram lamp
- wolfram-ocher, wolfram-ochre
- wolfram-steel
Descendants
- → Malay: wolfram
Translations
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “wolfram”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 4 January 2023.
Afrikaans
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| W | |
| Previous: tantaal (Ta) | |
| Next: renium (Re) | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
wolfram (uncountable)
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
wolfram m inan
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wolfram | wolframy |
| genitive | wolframu | wolframů |
| dative | wolframu | wolframům |
| accusative | wolfram | wolframy |
| vocative | wolframe | wolframy |
| locative | wolframu | wolframech |
| instrumental | wolframem | wolframy |
Danish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| W | |
| Previous: tantal (Ta) | |
| Next: rhenium (Re) | |
Etymology
Noun
wolfram n (singular definite wolframmet, not used in plural form)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | wolfram | wolframmet |
| genitive | wolframs | wolframmets |
References
- “wolfram” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔl.fʁam/
Audio: (file)
Noun
wolfram m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “wolfram”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| W | |
| Previous: tantalum (Ta) | |
| Next: renium (Re) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English wolfram, from German Wolfram.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wɔlfram], [wɔlfrɛm]
- Rhymes: -am
Noun
wolfram (Jawi spelling وولفرم, plural wolfram-wolfram)
Further reading
- wolfram on the Malay Wikipedia.Wikipedia ms
Northern Sami
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
wolfram
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wolfram | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | wolframa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | wolfram | wolframat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | wolframa | wolframiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | wolframa | wolframiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | wolframii | wolframiidda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | wolframis | wolframiin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | wolframiin | wolframiiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | wolframin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
wolfram n (definite singular wolframet, uncountable)
Descendants
- → Northern Sami: wolfram
References
- “wolfram” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
wolfram n (definite singular wolframet, uncountable)
- tungsten (as above)
References
- “wolfram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| W | |
| Previous: tantal (Ta) | |
| Next: ren (Re) | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.fram/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlfram
- Syllabification: wol‧fram
Noun
wolfram m inan
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | wolfram |
| genitive | wolframu |
| dative | wolframowi |
| accusative | wolfram |
| instrumental | wolframem |
| locative | wolframie |
| vocative | wolframie |
Further reading
- wolfram in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
wolfram n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | wolfram | wolframul |
| genitive-dative | wolfram | wolframului |
| vocative | wolframule | |