# napalm
## English
### Etymology

Formed from na(phthenic) palm(itic) acid, the two original components of the substance.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈneɪ.pɑːm/, /ˈneɪ.pɑlm/
** Audio (Mid-Atlantic US):(file)
** Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

napalm (usually uncountable, plural napalms)
* A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas. [1942]
** 2013 April 1, Robert M. Neer, “PARIAH”, in Napalm: An American Biography‎, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 140:A trio of needle-nosed silver Phantom jets descended from the clouds and dropped a colossal load of napalm on the jungle. Flames turned the screen red and orange. Silence followed. “You smell that?” Kilgore said, almost to himself. Then, louder, “You smell that?” Lance, the champion surfer, asked “What?” Kilgore, lit by the glow of burning trees, retorted, “Napalm, son—nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for 12 hours, and when it was all over I walked up; we didn’t find one of ’em … not one stinking dink body. But the smell—you know, that gasoline smell—the whole hill—it smelled like … victory.”
* (figurative) Anything very incendiary; dynamite.
    When leaked, the controversial documents proved to be political napalm.
    sexual napalm

#### Translations
### Verb

napalm (third-person singular simple present napalms, present participle napalming, simple past and past participle napalmed)
* (transitive) To spray or attack with napalm. [1950]

### References

* 1 2 3 Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “napalm”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* nam pla

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English napalm.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaː.pɑlm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: na‧palm

### Noun

napalm m or n (uncountable)
* napalm

#### Derived terms

* napalmbom

### Further reading

* napalm on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English napalm.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑpɑlm/, [ˈnɑ̝pɑ̝lm]
* Rhymes: -ɑpɑlm
* Hyphenation: na‧palm

### Noun

napalm
* napalm

#### Declension

Possessive forms of napalm (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
napalmini
napalmini
accusative
nom.
napalmini
napalmini
gen.
napalmini
genitive
napalmini
napalmieni
partitive
napalmiani
napalmejani
inessive
napalmissani
napalmeissani
elative
napalmistani
napalmeistani
illative
napalmiini
napalmeihini
adessive
napalmillani
napalmeillani
ablative
napalmiltani
napalmeiltani
allative
napalmilleni
napalmeilleni
essive
napalminani
napalmeinani
translative
napalmikseni
napalmeikseni
abessive
napalmittani
napalmeittani
instructive
comitative
—napalmeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
napalmisi
napalmisi
accusative
nom.
napalmisi
napalmisi
gen.
napalmisi
genitive
napalmisi
napalmiesi
partitive
napalmiasi
napalmejasi
inessive
napalmissasi
napalmeissasi
elative
napalmistasi
napalmeistasi
illative
napalmiisi
napalmeihisi
adessive
napalmillasi
napalmeillasi
ablative
napalmiltasi
napalmeiltasi
allative
napalmillesi
napalmeillesi
essive
napalminasi
napalmeinasi
translative
napalmiksesi
napalmeiksesi
abessive
napalmittasi
napalmeittasi
instructive
comitative
—napalmeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
napalmimme
napalmimme
accusative
nom.
napalmimme
napalmimme
gen.
napalmimme
genitive
napalmimme
napalmiemme
partitive
napalmiamme
napalmejamme
inessive
napalmissamme
napalmeissamme
elative
napalmistamme
napalmeistamme
illative
napalmiimme
napalmeihimme
adessive
napalmillamme
napalmeillamme
ablative
napalmiltamme
napalmeiltamme
allative
napalmillemme
napalmeillemme
essive
napalminamme
napalmeinamme
translative
napalmiksemme
napalmeiksemme
abessive
napalmittamme
napalmeittamme
instructive
comitative
—napalmeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
napalminne
napalminne
accusative
nom.
napalminne
napalminne
gen.
napalminne
genitive
napalminne
napalmienne
partitive
napalmianne
napalmejanne
inessive
napalmissanne
napalmeissanne
elative
napalmistanne
napalmeistanne
illative
napalmiinne
napalmeihinne
adessive
napalmillanne
napalmeillanne
ablative
napalmiltanne
napalmeiltanne
allative
napalmillenne
napalmeillenne
essive
napalminanne
napalmeinanne
translative
napalmiksenne
napalmeiksenne
abessive
napalmittanne
napalmeittanne
instructive
comitative
—napalmeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
napalminsa
napalminsa
accusative
nom.
napalminsa
napalminsa
gen.
napalminsa
genitive
napalminsa
napalmiensa
partitive
napalmiaan napalmiansa
napalmejaan napalmejansa
inessive
napalmissaan napalmissansa
napalmeissaan napalmeissansa
elative
napalmistaan napalmistansa
napalmeistaan napalmeistansa
illative
napalmiinsa
napalmeihinsa
adessive
napalmillaan napalmillansa
napalmeillaan napalmeillansa
ablative
napalmiltaan napalmiltansa
napalmeiltaan napalmeiltansa
allative
napalmilleen napalmillensa
napalmeilleen napalmeillensa
essive
napalminaan napalminansa
napalmeinaan napalmeinansa
translative
napalmikseen napalmiksensa
napalmeikseen napalmeiksensa
abessive
napalmittaan napalmittansa
napalmeittaan napalmeittansa
instructive
comitative
—napalmeineen napalmeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* napalmpommi

### Further reading

* “napalm”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

napalm m (uncountable)
* napalm

### Further reading

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

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English napalm.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈna.palm/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -apalm
* Syllabification: na‧palm

### Noun

napalm m inan (related adjective napalmowy)
* napalm (highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary, especially in wooded areas)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* napalm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* napalm in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* napalme (uncommon)

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English napalm. First attested in 1945.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /naˈpaw.mi/ [naˈpaʊ̯.mi], (careful pronunciation) /naˈpawm/ [naˈpaʊ̯m]
* (Brazil) IPA: /naˈpaw.mi/ [naˈpaʊ̯.mi], (careful pronunciation) /naˈpawm/ [naˈpaʊ̯m]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /naˈpaw.me/ [naˈpaʊ̯.me], (careful pronunciation) /naˈpawm/ [naˈpaʊ̯m]
* (Portugal) IPA: /nɐˈpal.mɨ/ [nɐˈpaɫ.mɨ], (careful pronunciation) /naˈpalm/ [naˈpaɫm]
* Rhymes: -awmi, -almɨ

### Noun

napalm m (usually uncountable, plural napalms)
* napalm (inflammable, viscous substance used in warfare)
** 1945 September 30, Hanson Baldwin, “Prova definitiva da superioridade da produção industrial em massa”, in O Jornal, volume XXVII, number 7800, Rio de Janeiro, page x, column 2:Novas armas e equipamento, desenhadas e aperfeiçoadas para fazer frente ás necessidades no Pacífico, tambem tornaram possivel a consecução de muitas vitorias. Todavia, sómente algumas dessas armas podem ser mencionadas: / O torpedo gigante, dirigido á eletricidade, com detonador magnético, por acustica ou por contacto; a bomba Napalm, de gasolina gelatinosa, com detonador; […](please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 1983, Robertinho de Recife, Zé Ramalho (lyrics and music), “Napalm” (1:05 from the start), in Orquídea Negra‎ (LP), performed by Zé Ramalho, Rio de Janeiro: Epic:Nesses dias que temos pela frente / A qualquer hora um napalm pode lhe acertar/naˈpawm/(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2025 January 16, Jorge Marin, “Napalmirinha? Sem querer, influencer ensina a fazer Napalm em casa”, in TecMundo‎, São Paulo: NZN, archived from the original on 2025-01-16:Um vídeo publicado recentemente no TikTok como uma dica caseira está agitando as redes sociais porque, ao divulgar um método para acender fogão a lenha e tapar buraco no telhado, a tiktoker Dany Felix ensinou, sem querer, uma explosiva receita de um dos agentes incendiários mais famosos do mundo, o napalm.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Further reading

* “napalm”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “napalm”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “napalm”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “napalm”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French napalm.

### Noun

napalm n (uncountable)
* napalm

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From English napalm.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nǎpalm/
* Hyphenation: na‧palm

### Noun

nàpalm m (Cyrillic spelling на̀палм)
* napalm

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English napalm.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈpalm/ [naˈpalm]
* Rhymes: -alm
* Syllabification: na‧palm

### Noun

napalm m (uncountable)
* napalm

### Further reading

* “napalm”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

napalm c
* napalm

#### Declension
### References

* napalm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* napalm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

## Turkish
### Etymology

From French napalm.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: na‧palm

### Noun

napalm (definite accusative napalmı, plural napalmlar)
* (chemistry) napalm

### References

* “napalm”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu