teflon
English
editEtymology
editGenericization of trademark Teflon.
Noun
editteflon (uncountable)
- Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE
Derived terms
editAdjective
editteflon (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
editCzech
editPronunciation
editNoun
editteflon m inan
- Teflon (multiple film, resin, coatings, fabric and surface protectors made with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or fluoropolymer and surfactants not made with PTFE)
Declension
editDerived terms
editFinnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editteflon
- Teflon (synthetic resin, used as surfactant due to its nonstick property)
Declension
editInflection 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
editDerived terms
editcompounds
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
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editteflon (plural teflonok)
- Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene, a synthetic polymer used as a non-stick coating for cookware)
Declension
editInflection (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
editItalian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English teflon.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editteflon 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
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Teflon. Genericized trademark.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editteflon m inan (related adjective teflonowy)
Declension
editDeclension of teflon
Further reading
edit- teflon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editteflon 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
editNoun
editteflon n
- polytetrafluoroethylene, teflon (nonstick coating)
- (in compounds) teflon (unscathed by criticism or blame)
Declension
editDeclension of teflon | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | teflon | teflonet | — | — |
Genitive | teflons | teflonets | — | — |
References
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- Czech hard masculine inanimate nouns
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
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- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/eflon
- Rhymes:Finnish/eflon/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish paperi-type nominals
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hungarian/on
- Rhymes:Hungarian/on/2 syllables
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛflon
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛflon/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔn
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔn/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
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