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{{nm-header|ˈwulxrɔm}}
{{nm-header|ˈwulxrɔm}}
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From ''[[Contionary:wulch#Niemish|wúlch]]'' + ''[[Contionary:rom#Niemish|róm]]'' ("wolf-cream"), calqued from German ''[[wikt:Wolfram#French|Wolfram]]''.
From ''[[Contionary:wulch#Niemish|wúlch]]'' + ''[[Contionary:rom#Niemish|róm]]'' ("wolf-cream"), calqued from German ''[[wikt:Wolfram#French|Wolfram]]''. A folk analysis as ''*wùl-chróm'' ("wool-chrome") leads some speakers to conjugate as a soft stem noun modelled after ''{{term|chrom#Nemish|chróm}}'' ("chromium").
{{Nm-noun-mh-0-uncount|wúlchrom|(''uncountable'') tungsten}}
{{Nm-noun-mh-0-uncount|wúlchrom|(''uncountable'') tungsten}}
[[Category:Nm:Chemical elements]]
[[Category:Nm:Chemical elements]]
[[Category:Niemish words of German origin]]
[[Category:Niemish words of German origin]]
[[Category:Contionary]]
[[Category:Contionary]]

Revision as of 22:36, 13 June 2023

Niemish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈwulxrɔm/

Etymology

From wúlch + róm ("wolf-cream"), calqued from German Wolfram. A folk analysis as *wùl-chróm ("wool-chrome") leads some speakers to conjugate as a soft stem noun modelled after chróm ("chromium").

Noun

wúlchrom n.m. hard stem

  1. (uncountable) tungsten

Declension

declension of wúlchrom (mh declension, uncountable)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative wúlchrom wúlchroman
genitive wúlchroms wúlchromes
dative wúlchrom wúlchromum