linoleum

See also: linoléum, linóleum, and Linoleum

English

A linoleum floor (sense 1)

Etymology

    From LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#LINOLEUM līnum (“flax”) +‎ oleum (“oil”). Coined by English manufacturer and inventor Frederick Walton c. 1864Category:English coinages#LINOLEUM and 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)Category:English lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:English nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:English uncountable nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:English countable nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:English countable nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    2. 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

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Translations

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    Further reading

    Category:English genericized trademarks#LINOLEUM

    Czech

    Etymology

    Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Czech terms borrowed from English#LINOLEUMCategory:Czech terms derived from English#LINOLEUM linoleum.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    linoleum nCategory:Czech lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Czech nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Czech neuter nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum
      Synonym: lino

    Declension

    Declension of linoleum (semisoft neuter foreign)
    singular plural
    nominative linoleum linolea
    genitive linolea linoleí
    dative linoleu linoleím
    accusative linoleum linolea
    vocative linoleum linolea
    locative linoleu linoleích
    instrumental linoleem linolei
    Category:Czech semisoft neuter nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Czech nouns with regular foreign declension#LINOLEUM

    Dutch

    Etymology

    Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from English#LINOLEUMCategory:Dutch terms derived from English#LINOLEUM linoleum.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    linoleum n (uncountable, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Dutch nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Dutch uncountable nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Dutch neuter nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum

    Derived terms

    Indonesian

    Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia id

    Etymology

    Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from English#LINOLEUMCategory:Indonesian terms derived from English#LINOLEUM linoleum.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    linoleum (plural linoleum-linoleum)Category:Indonesian lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Indonesian nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum

    Further reading

    Italian

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#LINOLEUMCategory:Italian unadapted borrowings from English#LINOLEUMCategory:Italian terms derived from English#LINOLEUM linoleum.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    linoleum m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Italian nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Italian countable nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Italian masculine nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum

    Anagrams

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia nb

    Etymology

    Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from English#LINOLEUMCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English#LINOLEUM linoleum. Doublet of linoljeCategory:Norwegian Bokmål doublets#LINOLEUM.

    Noun

    linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Norwegian Bokmål uncountable nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum

    References

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology

    Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from English#LINOLEUMCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English#LINOLEUM linoleum. Doublet of linoljeCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk doublets#LINOLEUM.

    Noun

    linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum

    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

    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

    Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#LINOLEUMCategory:Polish terms derived from English#LINOLEUM linoleum.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    linoleum nCategory:Polish lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Polish nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Polish neuter nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum

    Declension

    Further reading

    • linoleum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • linoleum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#LINOLEUMCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#LINOLEUM linoléum.

    Noun

    linoleum n (plural linoleumuri)Category:Romanian lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Romanian nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#LINOLEUMCategory:Romanian countable nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum

    Declension

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from English#LINOLEUMCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from English#LINOLEUM linoleum.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    linolèum m inan (Cyrillic spelling линолѐум)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Serbo-Croatian nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine inanimate nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Serbo-Croatian inanimate nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum

    Declension

    Slovak

    Etymology

    Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Slovak terms borrowed from English#LINOLEUMCategory:Slovak terms derived from English#LINOLEUM linoleum.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    linoleum nCategory:Slovak lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Slovak nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Slovak neuter nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum
      Synonym: lino

    Declension

    Declension of linoleum
    (pattern mesto, of Latin origin ending with -um)
    singular
    nominativelinoleum
    genitivelinolea
    dativelinoleu
    accusativelinoleum
    locativelinoleu
    instrumentallinoleom
    Category:Slovak terms with declension mesto#linoleum

    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, 2003–2026

    Swedish

    Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Noun

    linoleum n or cCategory:Swedish lemmas#LINOLEUMCategory:Swedish nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#LINOLEUMCategory:Swedish neuter nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#LINOLEUMCategory:Swedish nouns with multiple genders#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with entries#LINOLEUMCategory:Pages with 12 entries#LINOLEUM

    1. linoleum

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