linoleum
English
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Etymology
Coined by English inventor Frederick Walton c. 1864 from Latin līnum (“flax”) + oleum (“oil”). Used as a trade name but never registered as a trademark, it was the first product whose name was ruled to be genericized.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /lɪˈnəʊli.əm/
- (US) IPA(key): /lɪˈnoʊli.əm/
Noun
linoleum (countable and uncountable, plural linoleums)
- An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.
- Synonym: (colloquial) lino
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section vi
- The house seemed unfamiliar in the dark stormy light; the red and purple glass of the front door made livid bruises on the linoleum; the green chenille curtain was like a veil of seaweed.
Derived terms
- lino
Translations
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See also
- oilcloth
Further reading
linoleum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɪnɔlɛʊ̯m/
- Hyphenation: li‧no‧leum
Noun
linoleum n
- linoleum
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | linoleum | linolea |
genitive | linolea | linoleí |
dative | linoleu | linoleím |
accusative | linoleum | linolea |
vocative | linoleum | linolea |
locative | linoleu | linoleích |
instrumental | linoleem | linolei |
Synonyms
- lino
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌliˈnoː.leː.ʏm/, /ˌliˈnoː.li.ʏm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um
Noun
linoleum n (uncountable)
- linoleum
Derived terms
- marmoleum
Related terms
- lijnolie
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English linoleum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈnɔ.lewm/
- Rhymes: -ɔlewm
- Hyphenation: li‧nò‧leum
Noun
linoleum m (invariable)
- linoleum
Related terms
- linoleista
Anagrams
- milleuno
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.
Noun
linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)
- linoleum
References
- “linoleum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “linoleum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.
Noun
linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)
- linoleum
Usage notes
- Prior to 1959, this noun was considered gramatically neuter.
References
- “linoleum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “linoleum”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.nɔˈlɛ.um/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛum
- Syllabification: li‧no‧le‧um
Noun
linoleum n
- linoleum
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | linoleum | linolea |
genitive | linoleum | linoleów |
dative | linoleum | linoleom |
accusative | linoleum | linolea |
instrumental | linoleum | linoleami |
locative | linoleum | linoleach |
vocative | linoleum | linolea |
Further reading
- linoleum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- linoleum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French linoléum.
Noun
linoleum n (plural linoleumuri)
- linoleum
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) linoleum | linoleumul | (niște) linoleumuri | linoleumurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) linoleum | linoleumului | (unor) linoleumuri | linoleumurilor |
vocative | linoleumule | linoleumurilor |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /linolěum/
- Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um
Noun
linolèum m (Cyrillic spelling линолѐум)
- linoleum
Declension
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | linoleum |
genitive | linoleuma |
dative | linoleumu |
accusative | linoleum |
vocative | linoleume |
locative | linoleumu |
instrumental | linoleumom |
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlinoleum]
Noun
linoleum n (genitive singular linolea, nominative plural linoleá, genitive plural linoleí, declension pattern of mesto)
- linoleum
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | linoleum | linoleá |
genitive | linolea | linoleí |
dative | linoleu | linoleám |
accusative | linoleum | linoleá |
locative | linoleu | linoleách |
instrumental | linoleom | linoleami |
Synonyms
- lino
Further reading
- linoleum in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk