See also: linoléum, linóleum, and Linoleum

English

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A linoleum floor (sense 1)

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    From Latin līnum (flax) +‎ oleum (oil). Coined by English manufacturer and inventor Frederick Walton c. 1864 and 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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    linoleum (countable and uncountable, plural linoleums)

    1. 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

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    Borrowed from English linoleum.

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    • IPA(key): [ˈlɪnolɛu̯m]
    • Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um

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    linoleum n

    1. linoleum
      Synonym: lino

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    Dutch

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    Borrowed from English linoleum.

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    • IPA(key): /ˌliˈnoː.leː.ʏm/, /ˌliˈnoː.li.ʏm/
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    • Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um

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    linoleum n (uncountable)

    1. linoleum

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    Indonesian

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    Borrowed from English linoleum.

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    linoleum (plural linoleum-linoleum)

    1. linoleum

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    Italian

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    Unadapted borrowing from English linoleum.

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    • IPA(key): /liˈnɔ.lewm/
    • Rhymes: -ɔlewm
    • Hyphenation: li‧nò‧leum

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    linoleum m (invariable)

    1. linoleum
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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.

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    linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)

    1. linoleum

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.

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    linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)

    1. linoleum

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    • Prior to 1959, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.

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    • “linoleum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
    • “linoleum”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

    Polish

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    Borrowed from English linoleum.

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    • IPA(key): /li.nɔˈlɛ.um/
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    • Rhymes: -ɛum
    • Syllabification: li‧no‧le‧um

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    linoleum n

    1. linoleum

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    Further reading

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

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French linoléum.

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    linoleum n (plural linoleumuri)

    1. linoleum

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    Declension of linoleum
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative linoleum linoleumul linoleumuri linoleumurile
    genitive-dative linoleum linoleumului linoleumuri linoleumurilor
    vocative linoleumule linoleumurilor

    Serbo-Croatian

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    Borrowed from English linoleum.

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    • IPA(key): /linolěum/
    • Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um

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    linolèum m (Cyrillic spelling линолѐум)

    1. linoleum

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    Slovak

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English linoleum.

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    linoleum n

    1. linoleum
      Synonym: lino

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    Declension of linoleum
    (pattern mesto, of Latin origin ending with -um)
    singular
    nominativelinoleum
    genitivelinolea
    dativelinoleu
    accusativelinoleum
    locativelinolee
    instrumentallinoleom

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    • 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, 2003–2025

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    linoleum n or c

    1. linoleum

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    Declension of linoleum
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite linoleum linoleums
    definite linoleumet linoleumets
    plural indefinite
    definite
    Declension of linoleum
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite linoleum linoleums
    definite linoleumen linoleumens
    plural indefinite
    definite

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