linoleum
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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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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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CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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linoleum n
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DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English linoleum.
PronunciationEdit
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linoleum n (uncountable)
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ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unadapted borrowing from English linoleum.
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NounEdit
linoleum m (invariable)
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Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.
NounEdit
linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)
ReferencesEdit
- “linoleum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “linoleum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.
NounEdit
linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)
Usage notesEdit
- Prior to 1959, this noun was considered gramatically neuter.
ReferencesEdit
- “linoleum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “linoleum”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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linoleum n
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RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
linoleum n (plural linoleumuri)
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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-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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NounEdit
linolèum m (Cyrillic spelling линолѐум)
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singular | |
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nominative | linoleum |
genitive | linoleuma |
dative | linoleumu |
accusative | linoleum |
vocative | linoleume |
locative | linoleumu |
instrumental | linoleumom |
SlovakEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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NounEdit
linoleum n (genitive singular linolea, nominative plural linoleá, genitive plural linoleí, declension pattern of mesto)
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Further readingEdit
- linoleum in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk