Wolfram

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See also: wolfram and wólfram

Czech

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Wolfram.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Wolfram m anim (female equivalent Wolframová)

  1. 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

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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)

  1. tungsten
Declension
Declension of Wolfram
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Wolfram
genitive eines des Wolframs
dative einem dem Wolfram
accusative ein das Wolfram
Coordinate terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old High German wolf (“wolf”) + hraban (“raven”).

Proper noun

Wolfram m (proper noun, strong, genitive Wolframs)

  1. 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)

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

Further reading

  • “Wolfram” in Duden online
  • “Wolfram” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Noun

Wolfram ? (uncountable)

  1. tungsten
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