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Oleum

German, noun/ˈoːleʊm/

Oleum is a German neuter noun meaning “oleum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bezeichnung für Öle und ölartige Flüssigkeiten”.

What does Oleum mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuteroleum

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Bezeichnung für Öle und ölartige Flüssigkeiten 2. rauchende Schwefelsäure

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Oleum

  • Oleums genitive
  • Olea plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Oleum?

  • /ˈoːleʊm/
  • [ˈoːleʊm]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Oleum

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Oleum in German?

Oleum appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).