teflon
English
Etymology
Genericization of trademark Teflon.
Derived terms
Adjective
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
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛflon]
Noun
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
Derived terms
- teflonový
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteflon/, [ˈt̪e̞flo̞n]
- Rhymes: -eflon
- Syllabification(key): tef‧lon
Declension
| 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. | |||
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Synonyms
Further reading
- “teflon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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)
- 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
Pronunciation
References
- teflon in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- Teflon in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish
teflon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛf.lɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛflɔn
- Syllabification: tef‧lon
Noun
teflon m inan (related adjective teflonowy)
Declension
Further reading
- teflon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Swedish
Noun
teflon n
- polytetrafluoroethylene, teflon (nonstick coating)
- (in compounds) teflon (unscathed by criticism or blame)
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