celofán

See also: celofan

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French cellophane. First attested in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlofaːn]
• Hyphenation: ce‧lo‧fán

Noun

celofán m inan

1. cellophane

Declension

Declension of celofán (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	celofán	celofány
genitive	celofánu	celofánů
dative	celofánu	celofánům
accusative	celofán	celofány
vocative	celofáne	celofány
locative	celofáně, celofánu	celofánech
instrumental	celofánem	celofány

Further reading

• “celofán”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “celofán”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English cellophane, genericized from the registered brand name "Cellophane", a DuPont Company plastic wrapping material. Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger coined the term for his invention as a blend of cellulose and diaphane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlofaːn]
• Hyphenation: ce‧lo‧fán
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

celofán (usually uncountable, plural celofánok)

1. cellophane (transparent plastic film made of processed cellulose)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	celofán	celofánok
accusative	celofánt	celofánokat
dative	celofánnak	celofánoknak
instrumental	celofánnal	celofánokkal
causal-final	celofánért	celofánokért
translative	celofánná	celofánokká
terminative	celofánig	celofánokig
essive-formal	celofánként	celofánokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	celofánban	celofánokban
superessive	celofánon	celofánokon
adessive	celofánnál	celofánoknál
illative	celofánba	celofánokba
sublative	celofánra	celofánokra
allative	celofánhoz	celofánokhoz
elative	celofánból	celofánokból
delative	celofánról	celofánokról
ablative	celofántól	celofánoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	celofáné	celofánoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	celofánéi	celofánokéi

Possessive forms of celofán

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	celofánom	celofánjaim
2nd person sing.	celofánod	celofánjaid
3rd person sing.	celofánja	celofánjai
1st person plural	celofánunk	celofánjaink
2nd person plural	celofánotok	celofánjaitok
3rd person plural	celofánjuk	celofánjaik

Further reading

• celofán 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.
• celofán in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡selɔfaːn/, [ˈt͡selɔfaːn]
• Rhymes: -ɔfaːn
• Hyphenation: ce‧lo‧fán

Noun

celofán m inan (relational adjective celofánový)

1. cellophane

Declension

Declension of celofán
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	celofán	celofány
genitive	celofánu	celofánov
dative	celofánu	celofánom
accusative	celofán	celofány
locative	celofáne	celofánoch
instrumental	celofánom	celofánmi

Further reading

• “celofán”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeloˈfan/ [θe.loˈfãn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seloˈfan/ [se.loˈfãn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ce‧lo‧fán

Noun

celofán m (plural celofanes)

1. cellophane

Further reading

• “celofán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025