teflon
English edit
Etymology edit
Genericization of trademark Teflon.
Noun edit
teflon (uncountable)
- Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Derived terms edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
teflon
- Teflon (synthetic resin, used as surfactant due to its nonstick property)
Declension edit
Inflection of teflon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “teflon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
teflon (plural teflonok)
- Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene, a synthetic polymer used as a non-stick coating for cookware)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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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 |
Possessive forms of teflon | ||
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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 edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English teflon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
teflon m (uncountable)
References edit
- ^ teflon in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- ^ Teflon in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Teflon. Genericized trademark.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
teflon m inan (related adjective teflonowy)
Declension edit
Declension of teflon
Further reading edit
- teflon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
teflon n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of teflon (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) teflon | teflonul |
genitive/dative | (unui) teflon | teflonului |
vocative | teflonule |
Swedish edit
Noun edit
teflon n
- polytetrafluoroethylene, teflon (nonstick coating)
- (in compounds) teflon (unscathed by criticism or blame)
Declension edit
Declension of teflon | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | teflon | teflonet | — | — |
Genitive | teflons | teflonets | — | — |