joule

See also: Joule and jõule

English

Etymology

Named after English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818–1889). The surname is a variant of Joel.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: jo͞ol, joul; IPA(key): /d͡ʒuːl/, /d͡ʒaʊl/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːl, -aʊl
  • Homophones: jewel, jowl

Noun

joule (plural joules)

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J

Translations

Czech

Etymology

From French joule.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdʒau̯l]
  • Hyphenation: joule

Noun

joule m inan

  1. joule (the derived unit of energy, work and heat)

Declension
Declension of joule
singular plural
nominative joule jouly
genitive joulu joulů
dative joulu joulům
accusative joule jouly
vocative joule jouly
locative joulu joulech
instrumental joulem jouly

Derived terms

Further reading
  • joule in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • joule in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

From French joule

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

  1. joule

Finnish

Etymology

From English joule.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjou̯le/, [ˈjo̞u̯le̞]
  • Rhymes: -oule
  • Syllabification(key): jou‧le

Noun

joule

  1. joule (unit of measure)

Declension
Inflection of joule (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative joule joulet
genitive joulen joulejen
partitive joulea jouleja
illative jouleen jouleihin
singular plural
nominative joule joulet
accusative nom. joule joulet
gen. joulen
genitive joulen joulejen
jouleinrare
partitive joulea jouleja
inessive joulessa jouleissa
elative joulesta jouleista
illative jouleen jouleihin
adessive joulella jouleilla
ablative joulelta jouleilta
allative joulelle jouleille
essive joulena jouleina
translative jouleksi jouleiksi
instructive — joulein
abessive jouletta jouleitta
comitative — jouleineen
Possessive forms of joule (type nalle)
possessor singular plural
1st person jouleni joulemme
2nd person joulesi joulenne
3rd person joulensa

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒul/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)
  • Audio(file)

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

  1. joule

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From English joule, from English physicist James Prescott Joule.

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

  1. joule

Synonyms

Italian

Etymology

From French joule.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒul/, /ˈd͡ʒawl/, (not recommended) /ˈʒul/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ul, -awl
  • Hyphenation: joule

Noun

joule m (invariable)

  1. joule

References
  1. joule in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. joule in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

Etymology

From French joule.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒaw.li/ [ˈʒaʊ̯.li]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒaw.le/ [ˈʒaʊ̯.le]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒu.lɨ/, /ˈʒul/ [ˈʒuɫ]

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

  1. joule (derived unit of energy, work and heat)

Romanian

Etymology

From French joule.

Noun

joule m (plural jouli)

  1. joule

Declension
Declension of joule
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) joule jouleul (niște) jouli joulii
genitive/dative (unui) joule jouleului (unor) jouli joulilor
vocative jouleule joulilor

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English joule, from English physicist James Prescott Joule.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝul/ [ˈɟ͡ʝul]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃul/ [ˈʃul]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒul/ [ˈʒul]

  • Rhymes: -ul

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

  1. joule
    Synonym: julio

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading
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