teflon
English
Etymology
Genericization of trademark Teflon.
Noun
teflon (uncountable)
- Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE.
- 2016 November 9, James Eagle, Donald Trump: Why is the world so surprised?[1], retrieved 30 October 2017:
- ...tweeting in defiance at all those horrendous scandals that were meant to destroy his campaign. He made teflon look sticky.
Derived terms
Adjective
teflon (comparative more teflon, superlative most teflon)
- (figuratively) Non-stick, slick.
- (figuratively, of a person) Able to easily shrug off or deflect criticism or blame.
- Coordinate terms: like water off a duck's back, rubber
- the teflon Prime Minister
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛflon]
Noun
teflon m inan
- Teflon (multiple film, resin, coatings, fabric and surface protectors made with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or fluoropolymer and surfactants not made with PTFE)
Declension
Declension of teflon (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | teflon | teflony |
| genitive | teflonu | teflonů |
| dative | teflonu | teflonům |
| accusative | teflon | teflony |
| vocative | teflone | teflony |
| locative | teflonu | teflonech |
| instrumental | teflonem | teflony |
Derived terms
- teflonový
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteflon/, [ˈt̪e̞flo̞n]
- Rhymes: -eflon
- Syllabification(key): tef‧lon
- Hyphenation(key): tef‧lon
Noun
teflon
- Teflon (synthetic resin, used as surfactant due to its nonstick property)
Declension
| Inflection of teflon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teflon | teflonit | |
| genitive | teflonin | teflonien tefloneiden tefloneitten | |
| partitive | teflonia | tefloneita tefloneja | |
| illative | tefloniin | tefloneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | teflon | teflonit | |
| accusative | nom. | teflon | teflonit |
| gen. | teflonin | ||
| genitive | teflonin | teflonien tefloneiden tefloneitten | |
| partitive | teflonia | tefloneita tefloneja | |
| inessive | teflonissa | tefloneissa | |
| elative | teflonista | tefloneista | |
| illative | tefloniin | tefloneihin | |
| adessive | teflonilla | tefloneilla | |
| ablative | teflonilta | tefloneilta | |
| allative | teflonille | tefloneille | |
| essive | teflonina | tefloneina | |
| translative | tefloniksi | tefloneiksi | |
| abessive | teflonitta | tefloneitta | |
| instructive | — | teflonein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- tefloninen
- teflonoida
compounds
- teflonpannu
- teflonpinnoite
- teflonpinta
Further reading
- “teflon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Hungarian
Etymology
From the registered brand name "Teflon", a synthetic fluoropolymer manufactured by the DuPont company. Contraction of (poly)te(tra)fl(uoroethylene) with the letters "on" being an arbitrary ending.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛflon]
- Hyphenation: tef‧lon
- Rhymes: -on
Noun
teflon (plural teflonok)
- Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene, a synthetic polymer used as a non-stick coating for cookware)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | teflon | teflonok |
| accusative | teflont | teflonokat |
| dative | teflonnak | teflonoknak |
| instrumental | teflonnal | teflonokkal |
| causal-final | teflonért | teflonokért |
| translative | teflonná | teflonokká |
| terminative | teflonig | teflonokig |
| essive-formal | teflonként | teflonokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | teflonban | teflonokban |
| superessive | teflonon | teflonokon |
| adessive | teflonnál | teflonoknál |
| illative | teflonba | teflonokba |
| sublative | teflonra | teflonokra |
| allative | teflonhoz | teflonokhoz |
| elative | teflonból | teflonokból |
| delative | teflonról | teflonokról |
| ablative | teflontól | teflonoktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
tefloné | teflonoké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
teflonéi | teflonokéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | teflonom | teflonjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | teflonod | teflonjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | teflonja | teflonjai |
| 1st person plural | teflonunk | teflonjaink |
| 2nd person plural | teflonotok | teflonjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | teflonjuk | teflonjaik |
Derived terms
- teflonbevonatú
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English teflon.
Pronunciation
Noun
teflon m (uncountable)
References
- ^ teflon in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- ^ Teflon in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Teflon. Genericized trademark.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.flɔn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛflɔn
- Syllabification: te‧flon
Noun
teflon m inan (related adjective teflonowy)
Declension
Declension of teflon
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | teflon |
| genitive | teflonu |
| dative | teflonowi |
| accusative | teflon |
| instrumental | teflonem |
| locative | teflonie |
| vocative | teflonie |
Further reading
- teflon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
teflon n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | teflon | teflonul |
| genitive-dative | teflon | teflonului |
| vocative | teflonule | |
Swedish
Noun
teflon n
- polytetrafluoroethylene, teflon (nonstick coating)
- (in compounds) teflon (unscathed by criticism or blame)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | teflon | teflons |
| definite | teflonet | teflonets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |