linoleum
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Noun edit
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.
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Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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linoleum n
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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linoleum n (uncountable)
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English linoleum.
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Noun edit
linoleum m (invariable)
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.
Noun edit
linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)
References edit
- “linoleum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “linoleum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.
Noun edit
linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)
Usage notes edit
- Prior to 1959, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.
References edit
- “linoleum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “linoleum”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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linoleum n
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French linoléum.
Noun edit
linoleum n (plural linoleumuri)
Declension edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English linoleum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
linolèum m (Cyrillic spelling линолѐум)
Declension edit
singular | |
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nominative | linoleum |
genitive | linoleuma |
dative | linoleumu |
accusative | linoleum |
vocative | linoleume |
locative | linoleumu |
instrumental | linoleumom |
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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Noun edit
linoleum n (genitive singular linolea, nominative plural linoleá, genitive plural linoleí, declension pattern of mesto)
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Further reading edit
- “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
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linoleum n or c
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Declension of linoleum | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | linoleum | linoleumet | — | — |
Genitive | linoleums | linoleumets | — | — |
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | linoleum | linoleumen | — | — |
Genitive | linoleums | linoleumens | — | — |
Derived terms edit
- linoleumkniv
- linoleumsnitt (“linocut”)