teflon

See also: Teflon and téflon

English

Etymology

Genericization of trademark Teflon.

Noun

teflon (uncountable)

1. Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE
   • 2016 November 9, James Eagle, Donald Trump: Why is the world so surprised?‎^[1], retrieved 30 October 2017:

     ...tweeting in defiance at all those horrendous scandals that were meant to destroy his campaign. He made teflon look sticky.

Derived terms

• teflonish

Adjective

teflon (comparative more teflon, superlative most teflon)

1. (figuratively) Non-stick, slick.
2. (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

• Felton

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛflon]

Noun

teflon m inan

1. Teflon (multiple film, resin, coatings, fabric and surface protectors made with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or fluoropolymer and surfactants not made with PTFE)

Declension

Declension of teflon (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	teflon	teflony
genitive	teflonu	teflonů
dative	teflonu	teflonům
accusative	teflon	teflony
vocative	teflone	teflony
locative	teflonu	teflonech
instrumental	teflonem	teflony

Derived terms

• teflonový

Finnish

Etymology

From English teflon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteflon/, [ˈt̪e̞flo̞n]
• Rhymes: -eflon
• Syllabification^(key): tef‧lon
• Hyphenation^(key): tef‧lon

Noun

teflon

1. Teflon (synthetic resin, used as surfactant due to its nonstick property)

Declension

Inflection of teflon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of teflon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative teflonini teflonini accusative nom. teflonini teflonini gen. teflonini genitive teflonini teflonieni tefloneideni tefloneitteni partitive tefloniani tefloneitani teflonejani inessive teflonissani tefloneissani elative teflonistani tefloneistani illative tefloniini tefloneihini adessive teflonillani tefloneillani ablative tefloniltani tefloneiltani allative teflonilleni tefloneilleni essive tefloninani tefloneinani translative teflonikseni tefloneikseni abessive teflonittani tefloneittani instructive — — comitative — tefloneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative teflonisi teflonisi accusative nom. teflonisi teflonisi gen. teflonisi genitive teflonisi tefloniesi tefloneidesi tefloneittesi partitive tefloniasi tefloneitasi teflonejasi inessive teflonissasi tefloneissasi elative teflonistasi tefloneistasi illative tefloniisi tefloneihisi adessive teflonillasi tefloneillasi ablative tefloniltasi tefloneiltasi allative teflonillesi tefloneillesi essive tefloninasi tefloneinasi translative tefloniksesi tefloneiksesi abessive teflonittasi tefloneittasi instructive — — comitative — tefloneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative teflonimme teflonimme accusative nom. teflonimme teflonimme gen. teflonimme genitive teflonimme tefloniemme tefloneidemme tefloneittemme partitive tefloniamme tefloneitamme teflonejamme inessive teflonissamme tefloneissamme elative teflonistamme tefloneistamme illative tefloniimme tefloneihimme adessive teflonillamme tefloneillamme ablative tefloniltamme tefloneiltamme allative teflonillemme tefloneillemme essive tefloninamme tefloneinamme translative tefloniksemme tefloneiksemme abessive teflonittamme tefloneittamme instructive — — comitative — tefloneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tefloninne tefloninne accusative nom. tefloninne tefloninne gen. tefloninne genitive tefloninne teflonienne tefloneidenne tefloneittenne partitive teflonianne tefloneitanne teflonejanne inessive teflonissanne tefloneissanne elative teflonistanne tefloneistanne illative tefloniinne tefloneihinne adessive teflonillanne tefloneillanne ablative tefloniltanne tefloneiltanne allative teflonillenne tefloneillenne essive tefloninanne tefloneinanne translative tefloniksenne tefloneiksenne abessive teflonittanne tefloneittanne instructive — — comitative — tefloneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tefloninsa tefloninsa accusative nom. tefloninsa tefloninsa gen. tefloninsa genitive tefloninsa tefloniensa tefloneidensa tefloneittensa partitive tefloniaan tefloniansa tefloneitaan teflonejaan tefloneitansa teflonejansa inessive teflonissaan teflonissansa tefloneissaan tefloneissansa elative teflonistaan teflonistansa tefloneistaan tefloneistansa illative tefloniinsa tefloneihinsa adessive teflonillaan teflonillansa tefloneillaan tefloneillansa ablative tefloniltaan tefloniltansa tefloneiltaan tefloneiltansa allative teflonilleen teflonillensa tefloneilleen tefloneillensa essive tefloninaan tefloninansa tefloneinaan tefloneinansa translative teflonikseen tefloniksensa tefloneikseen tefloneiksensa abessive teflonittaan teflonittansa tefloneittaan tefloneittansa instructive — — comitative — tefloneineen tefloneinensa

Synonyms

• polytetrafluorieteeni

Derived terms

• tefloninen
• teflonoida

compounds

• teflonpannu
• teflonpinnoite
• teflonpinta

Further reading

• “teflon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛflon]
• Hyphenation: tef‧lon
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

teflon (plural teflonok)

1. Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene, a synthetic polymer used as a non-stick coating for cookware)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	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

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

• teflonbevonatú

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English teflon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.flon/, /teˈflɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɛflon, -ɔn
• Hyphenation: tè‧flon, te‧flòn

Noun

teflon m (uncountable)

1. teflon

Polish

teflon

Etymology

Borrowed from English Teflon. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.flɔn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛflɔn
• Syllabification: te‧flon

Noun

teflon m inan (related adjective teflonowy)

1. (organic chemistry) teflon, polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE

Declension

Declension of teflon

	singular
nominative	teflon
genitive	teflonu
dative	teflonowi
accusative	teflon
instrumental	teflonem
locative	teflonie
vocative	teflonie

Further reading

• teflon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French teflon.

Noun

teflon n (uncountable)

1. teflon

Declension

Declension of teflon

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	teflon	teflonul
genitive-dative	teflon	teflonului
vocative	teflonule

Swedish

Noun

teflon n

1. polytetrafluoroethylene, teflon (nonstick coating)
2. (in compounds) teflon (unscathed by criticism or blame)

Declension

Declension of teflon

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	teflon	teflons
	definite	teflonet	teflonets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• teflon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• teflon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• teflon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)