wolfram

See also: Wolfram and wólfram

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)

  1. wolframite
  2. (dated) tungsten

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Malay: wolfram

Translations

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “wolfram”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 4 January 2023.

Afrikaans

Chemical element
W
Previous: tantaal (Ta)
Next: renium (Re)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

wolfram (uncountable)

  1. tungsten

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

wolfram m inan

  1. tungsten

Declension

Danish

Chemical element
W
Previous: tantal (Ta)
Next: rhenium (Re)

Etymology

From German Wolfram.

Noun

wolfram n (singular definite wolframmet, not used in plural form)

  1. tungsten

Declension

Declension of wolfram
neuter
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative wolfram wolframmet
genitive wolframs wolframmets

References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔl.fʁam/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

wolfram m (uncountable)

  1. wolframite
  2. tungsten

Further reading

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)

  1. tungsten (chemical element)
    Synonyms: siamang, tungsten

Further reading

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Norwegian wolfram.

Pronunciation

Noun

wolfram

  1. tungsten

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
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person wolframan wolframeamẹ wolframeamẹt
2nd person wolframat wolframeattẹ wolframeattẹt
3rd person wolframis wolframeaskkạ wolframeasẹt

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

From German Wolfram.

Noun

wolfram n (definite singular wolframet, uncountable)

  1. tungsten (chemical element, symbol W)

Descendants

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Wolfram.

Noun

wolfram n (definite singular wolframet, uncountable)

  1. tungsten (as above)

References

Polish

Chemical element
W
Previous: tantal (Ta)
Next: ren (Re)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.fram/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlfram
  • Syllabification: wol‧fram

Noun

wolfram m inan

  1. tungsten

Declension

Further reading

  • wolfram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Noun

wolfram n (uncountable)

  1. tungsten (chemical element)
    Synonym: tungsten

Declension

Declension of wolfram
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative wolfram wolframul
genitive-dative wolfram wolframului
vocative wolframule