grafit

See also: Grafit and grafít

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian graffito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ɡɾəˈfit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ɡɾaˈfit]

Noun

grafit m (plural grafits)

1. graphite
2. graffiti

Derived terms

• grafític
• grafitització
• grafitós

Further reading

• “grafit”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ̊ʁɑˈfid̥]

Noun

grafit c (singular definite grafitten, not used in plural form)

1. graphite

Declension

Declension of grafit

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	grafit	grafitten
genitive	grafits	grafittens

Further reading

• “grafit” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “grafit” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Hungarian

Etymology

Internationalism via German Graphit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrɒfit]
• Hyphenation: gra‧fit
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

grafit (plural grafitok)

1. (mineralogy) graphite
2. graphite, lead (a thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils)

   Synonym: ceruzabél

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	grafit	grafitok
accusative	grafitot	grafitokat
dative	grafitnak	grafitoknak
instrumental	grafittal	grafitokkal
causal-final	grafitért	grafitokért
translative	grafittá	grafitokká
terminative	grafitig	grafitokig
essive-formal	grafitként	grafitokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	grafitban	grafitokban
superessive	grafiton	grafitokon
adessive	grafitnál	grafitoknál
illative	grafitba	grafitokba
sublative	grafitra	grafitokra
allative	grafithoz	grafitokhoz
elative	grafitból	grafitokból
delative	grafitról	grafitokról
ablative	grafittól	grafitoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	grafité	grafitoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	grafitéi	grafitokéi

Possessive forms of grafit

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	grafitom	grafitjaim
2nd person sing.	grafitod	grafitjaid
3rd person sing.	grafitja	grafitjai
1st person plural	grafitunk	grafitjaink
2nd person plural	grafitotok	grafitjaitok
3rd person plural	grafitjuk	grafitjaik

Derived terms

• grafitos

Compound words

• grafitgyártás
• grafitpala
• grafitpor
• grafittartalom

Further reading

• grafit in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch grafiet (“graphite”), from German Graphit (A. G. Werner 1789), from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡrafit/ [ˈɡra.fɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -afit
• Syllabification: gra‧fit

Noun

grafit (plural grafit-grafit)

1. graphite

Derived terms

• grafit oksida

Further reading

• “grafit”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Occitan

Noun

grafit m (plural grafits)

1. graphite

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2026, page 357

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from English graphite or French graphite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡra.fit/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -afit
• Syllabification: gra‧fit

Noun

grafit m inan (related adjective grafitowy)

1. (uncountable) graphite (allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors)
2. (countable) tip (writing part of a pencil or colored pencil)
3. (uncountable) graphite (grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil)

   grafit:  

Declension

Declension of grafit

	singular	plural
nominative	grafit	grafity
genitive	grafitu	grafitów
dative	grafitowi	grafitom
accusative	grafit	grafity
instrumental	grafitem	grafitami
locative	graficie	grafitach
vocative	graficie	grafity

Further reading

• “grafit”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “grafit”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French graphite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraˈfit/

Noun

grafit n (uncountable)

1. graphite

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	grafit	grafitul
genitive-dative	grafit	grafitului
vocative	grafitule

Derived terms

• grafitiza

Further reading

• “grafit”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Graphit, from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrǎfiːt/
• Hyphenation: gra‧fit

Noun

gràfīt m inan (Cyrillic spelling гра̀фӣт)

1. graphite (form of carbon)

Declension

Declension of grafit

	singular
nominative	gràfīt
genitive	grafíta
dative	grafitu
accusative	grafit
vocative	grafite
locative	grafitu
instrumental	grafitom

Swedish

grafit

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

grafit c

1. graphite (form of carbon)

Declension

Declension of grafit

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	grafit	grafits
	definite	grafiten	grafitens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Further reading

• grafit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (14th ed., online)

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-

Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō

Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.

Latin -ītēslbor.

French -itebor.

German -it

German Graphitbor.

French graphitebor.

Ottoman Turkish غرافیت (grafit, gırafit)

Turkish grafit

From Ottoman Turkish غرافیت (grafit, gırafit), from French graphite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾa.fit/

Noun

grafit (definite accusative grafiti, plural grafitler)

1. graphite

Declension

Declension of grafit

	singular	plural
nominative	grafit	grafitler
definite accusative	grafiti	grafitleri
dative	grafite	grafitlere
locative	grafitte	grafitlerde
ablative	grafitten	grafitlerden
genitive	grafitin	grafitlerin

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian графи́т (grafít), from German Graphit, from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).

Noun

grafit

1. graphite

Declension

Declension of grafit

	singular	plural
nominative	grafit	grafitlar
genitive	grafitning	grafitlarning
dative	grafitga	grafitlarga
definite accusative	grafitni	grafitlarni
locative	grafitda	grafitlarda
ablative	grafitdan	grafitlardan
similative	grafitdek	grafitlardek

Possessive forms of grafit

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	grafitim	grafitlarim
genitive	grafitimning	grafitlarimning
dative	grafitimga	grafitlarimga
definite accusative	grafitimni	grafitlarimni
locative	grafitimda	grafitlarimda
ablative	grafitimdan	grafitlarimdan
similative	grafitimdek	grafitlarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	grafiting	grafitlaring
genitive	grafitingning	grafitlaringning
dative	grafitingga	grafitlaringga
definite accusative	grafitingni	grafitlaringni
locative	grafitingda	grafitlaringda
ablative	grafitingdan	grafitlaringdan
similative	grafitingdek	grafitlaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	grafiti	grafitlari
genitive	grafitining	grafitlarining
dative	grafitiga	grafitlariga
definite accusative	grafitini	grafitlarini
locative	grafitida	grafitlarida
ablative	grafitidan	grafitlaridan
similative	grafitidek	grafitlaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	grafitimiz	grafitlarimiz
genitive	grafitimizning	grafitlarimizning
dative	grafitimizga	grafitlarimizga
definite accusative	grafitimizni	grafitlarimizni
locative	grafitimizda	grafitlarimizda
ablative	grafitimizdan	grafitlarimizdan
similative	grafitimizdek	grafitlarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	grafitingiz	grafitlaringiz
genitive	grafitingizning	grafitlaringizning
dative	grafitingizga	grafitlaringizga
definite accusative	grafitingizni	grafitlaringizni
locative	grafitingizda	grafitlaringizda
ablative	grafitingizdan	grafitlaringizdan
similative	grafitingizdek	grafitlaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	grafiti	grafitlari
genitive	grafitining	grafitlarining
dative	grafitiga	grafitlariga
definite accusative	grafitini	grafitlarini
locative	grafitida	grafitlarida
ablative	grafitidan	grafitlaridan
similative	grafitidek	grafitlaridek