Wolfram
Czech
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Wolfram.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvolfram]
Proper noun
Wolfram m anim (female equivalent Wolframová)
- a male surname from German
Declension
Declension of Wolfram (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Wolfram | Wolframové |
| genitive | Wolframa | Wolframů |
| dative | Wolframovi | Wolframům |
| accusative | Wolframa | Wolframy |
| vocative | Wolframe | Wolframové |
| locative | Wolframovi | Wolframech |
| instrumental | Wolframem | Wolframy |
Further reading
- “Wolfram”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
German
Pronunciation
Audio (Austria): (file)
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Compare Wulf (“wolf”) and Middle High German ram (“dirty mark, soot”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
Wolfram n (strong, genitive Wolframs, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Wolfram [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Coordinate terms
Descendants
- → Dutch: wolfraam
- → Indonesian: wolfram
- → English: wolfram
- → Malay: wolfram
- → Finnish: volframi
- → Russian: вольфра́м (volʹfrám)
Etymology 2
From Old High German wolf (“wolf”) + hraban (“raven”).
Proper noun
Wolfram m (proper noun, strong, genitive Wolframs)
- a male given name
Proper noun
Wolfram m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wolframs or (with an article) Wolfram, feminine genitive Wolfram, plural Wolframs)
- a surname transferred from the given name
Further reading
Luxembourgish
| Chemical element | |
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| W | |
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Noun
Wolfram ? (uncountable)