linoleum
English
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
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
Translations
inexpensive waterproof covering
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Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪnolɛu̯m]
- Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌliˈnoː.leː.ʏm/, /ˌliˈnoː.li.ʏm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um
Derived terms
Related terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈnɔ.lewm/
- Rhymes: -ɔlewm
- Hyphenation: li‧nò‧leum
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Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
References
- “linoleum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “linoleum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Usage notes
- Prior to 1959, this noun was considered grammatically 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.nɔˈlɛ.um/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛum
- Syllabification: li‧no‧le‧um
Declension
Romanian
Declension
Declension of linoleum
singular | plural | |||
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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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /linolěum/
- Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlinɔleum]
Noun
linoleum n (genitive singular linolea, nominative plural linoleá, genitive plural linoleí, declension pattern of mesto)
Declension
Further reading
- “linoleum”, 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, 2024
Swedish
Declension
Declension of linoleum | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | linoleum | linoleumet | — | — |
Genitive | linoleums | linoleumets | — | — |
Declension of linoleum | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | linoleum | linoleumen | — | — |
Genitive | linoleums | linoleumens | — | — |
Derived terms
- linoleumkniv
- linoleumsnitt (“linocut”)
See also
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