wolfram

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/

Noun

wolfram (uncountable)

1. wolframite
2. (dated) tungsten

Derived terms

Derived terms

• wolframate
• wolframed
• wolframic
• wolframine
• wolframite
• wolfram lamp
• wolfram-ocher, wolfram-ochre
• wolfram-steel

Descendants

• → Malay: wolfram

Translations

wolframite — see wolframite

tungsten — see tungsten

References

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

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Afrikaans

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

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

wolfram (uncountable)

1. tungsten

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Noun

wolfram m

1. tungsten

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Danish

Noun

wolfram

1. tungsten

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl.fʁam/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

wolfram m (uncountable)

1. wolframite
2. tungsten

Further reading

• “wolfram”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Malay

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

Alternative forms

• وولفرم‎

Etymology

From English wolfram, from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wɔlfram], [wɔlfrɛm]
• Rhymes: -am

Noun

wolfram (Jawi spelling وولفرم)

1. tungsten (chemical element)

Synonyms

• siamang / سيامڠ‎
• tungsten / توڠستن‎

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Norwegian wolfram.

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, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Wolfram.

Noun

wolfram n (definite singular wolframet, uncountable)

1. tungsten (chemical element, symbol W)

Descendants

• → Northern Sami: wolfram

References

• “wolfram” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Wolfram.

Noun

wolfram n (definite singular wolframet, uncountable)

1. tungsten (as above)

References

• “wolfram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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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

Declension of wolfram

	singular
nominative	wolfram
genitive	wolframu
dative	wolframowi
accusative	wolfram
instrumental	wolframem
locative	wolframie
vocative	wolframie

Further reading

• wolfram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wolfram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

wolfram

Etymology

From German Wolfram.

Noun

wolfram n (uncountable)

1. tungsten (chemical element)

Declension

declension of wolfram (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) wolfram	wolframul
genitive/dative	(unui) wolfram	wolframului
vocative	wolframule

Synonyms

• tungsten