volatil

See also: volátil

English

Adjective

volatil (comparative more volatil, superlative most volatil)

1. Obsolete spelling of volatile.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin volātilis (“flying”). Doublet of volaille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.la.til/

• Audio:

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Adjective

volatil (feminine volatile, masculine plural volatils, feminine plural volatiles)

1. (chemistry) volatile
2. (computing, of memory) volatile
3. (computing, of a variable) volatile
4. flying, volant
5. evanescent

   Synonym: évanescent

Derived terms

• composé organique volatil

 

Further reading

• “volatil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

volatil (strong nominative masculine singular volatiler, comparative volatiler, superlative am volatilsten)

1. (chemistry) volatile (evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions)
2. (computing) volatile
3. (figurative) volatile

Declension

Positive forms of volatil

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist volatil	sie ist volatil	es ist volatil	sie sind volatil
strong declension (without article)	nominative	volatiler	volatile	volatiles	volatile
	genitive	volatilen	volatiler	volatilen	volatiler
	dative	volatilem	volatiler	volatilem	volatilen
	accusative	volatilen	volatile	volatiles	volatile
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der volatile	die volatile	das volatile	die volatilen
	genitive	des volatilen	der volatilen	des volatilen	der volatilen
	dative	dem volatilen	der volatilen	dem volatilen	den volatilen
	accusative	den volatilen	die volatile	das volatile	die volatilen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein volatiler	eine volatile	ein volatiles	(keine) volatilen
	genitive	eines volatilen	einer volatilen	eines volatilen	(keiner) volatilen
	dative	einem volatilen	einer volatilen	einem volatilen	(keinen) volatilen
	accusative	einen volatilen	eine volatile	ein volatiles	(keine) volatilen

Comparative forms of volatil

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist volatiler	sie ist volatiler	es ist volatiler	sie sind volatiler
strong declension (without article)	nominative	volatilerer	volatilere	volatileres	volatilere
	genitive	volatileren	volatilerer	volatileren	volatilerer
	dative	volatilerem	volatilerer	volatilerem	volatileren
	accusative	volatileren	volatilere	volatileres	volatilere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der volatilere	die volatilere	das volatilere	die volatileren
	genitive	des volatileren	der volatileren	des volatileren	der volatileren
	dative	dem volatileren	der volatileren	dem volatileren	den volatileren
	accusative	den volatileren	die volatilere	das volatilere	die volatileren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein volatilerer	eine volatilere	ein volatileres	(keine) volatileren
	genitive	eines volatileren	einer volatileren	eines volatileren	(keiner) volatileren
	dative	einem volatileren	einer volatileren	einem volatileren	(keinen) volatileren
	accusative	einen volatileren	eine volatilere	ein volatileres	(keine) volatileren

Superlative forms of volatil

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am volatilsten	sie ist am volatilsten	es ist am volatilsten	sie sind am volatilsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	volatilster	volatilste	volatilstes	volatilste
	genitive	volatilsten	volatilster	volatilsten	volatilster
	dative	volatilstem	volatilster	volatilstem	volatilsten
	accusative	volatilsten	volatilste	volatilstes	volatilste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der volatilste	die volatilste	das volatilste	die volatilsten
	genitive	des volatilsten	der volatilsten	des volatilsten	der volatilsten
	dative	dem volatilsten	der volatilsten	dem volatilsten	den volatilsten
	accusative	den volatilsten	die volatilste	das volatilste	die volatilsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein volatilster	eine volatilste	ein volatilstes	(keine) volatilsten
	genitive	eines volatilsten	einer volatilsten	eines volatilsten	(keiner) volatilsten
	dative	einem volatilsten	einer volatilsten	einem volatilsten	(keinen) volatilsten
	accusative	einen volatilsten	eine volatilste	ein volatilstes	(keine) volatilsten

Further reading

• “volatil” in Duden online
• “volatil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French volatil, from Latin volatilis.

Adjective

volatil m or n (feminine singular volatilă, masculine plural volatili, feminine and neuter plural volatile)

1. volatile

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	volatil		volatilă		volatili	volatile
	definite	volatilul		volatila		volatilii	volatilele
genitive- dative	indefinite	volatil		volatile		volatili	volatile
	definite	volatilului		volatilei		volatililor	volatilelor

Related terms

• volatilitate

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin volātilis, from volāre (“to fly”).

Adjective

volatil (comparative mer volatil, superlative mest volatil)

1. volatile

Declension

Inflection of volatil

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	volatil	mer volatil	mest volatil
neuter singular	volatilt	mer volatilt	mest volatilt
plural	volatila	mer volatila	mest volatila
masculine plural2	volatile	mer volatila	mest volatila
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	volatile	mer volatile	mest volatile
all	volatila	mer volatila	mest volatila

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Further reading

• volatil in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker