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”), a calque of Latin lupi spuma (“wolf's froth”), coined by Georg Agricola in the 16th century 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”).

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: 'wo͝olfrəm, IPA^(key): /ˈwʊlfrəm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

wolfram (uncountable)

1. wolframite
2. (dated) tungsten

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• → Malay: wolfram
• → Thai: วุลแฟรม (wun-frɛm)

Translations

wolframite — see wolframite

tungsten — see tungsten

Afrikaans

Chemical element (edit)
W Atomic number 74 wolfram
Classification data Period 6 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← tantaal (Ta)
Next: renium (Re) →

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

wolfram (uncountable)

1. tungsten

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

wolfram m inan

1. tungsten

Declension

Declension of wolfram (hard masculine inanimate)

	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 (edit)
W Atomic number 74 wolfram
Classification data Period 6 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
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

• “wolfram” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl.fʁam/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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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

Indonesian

Chemical element (edit)
W Atomic number 74 wolfram
Alternative names: tungsten
Classification data Period 6 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← tantalum (Ta)
Next: renium (Re) →

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch wolfraam, from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwolfram/ [ˈwol.fram]
• Rhymes: -olfram
• Syllabification: wol‧fram

Noun

wolfram (plural wolfram-wolfram)

1. tungsten

   Synonyms: siamang, tungsten

Further reading

• “wolfram”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.fram/
• Rhymes: -ɔlfram

Noun

wolfram m

1. tungsten (chemical element)

   Synonym: wolframio

Malay

Chemical element (edit)
W Atomic number 74 wolfram
Alternative names: tungsten
Classification data Period 6 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
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 or wolfram²)

1. tungsten (chemical element)

   Synonyms: siamang, tungsten

Further reading

• wolfram on the Malay Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ms

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

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, 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

• → Northern Sami: wolfram

References

• “wolfram” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Wolfram.

Noun

wolfram n (definite singular wolframet, uncountable)

1. tungsten (as above)

References

• “wolfram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Chemical element (edit)
W Atomic number 74 wolfram
Classification data Period 6 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
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 Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Romanian

wolfram

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolfram.

Noun

wolfram n (uncountable)

1. tungsten (chemical element)

   Synonym: tungsten

Declension

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