English [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From Middle English bedclothys Middle English bedcloth bedclothe bedde clothe ( “ bed-cloth, bedding ” ) , from Old English bedclāþ beddclāþ ( “ coverlet, blanket, bedding, bedclothes ” ) , equivalent to bed clothes
bedclothes pl plural only )
Sheets , blankets , quilts or other coverings used on a bed .
She pulled the bedclothes over her neck to stay warm.
2013 Over The Hills And Far Away , →ISBN When she was little and I went to see her in bed, I often thought she wasn't there. She lay so neatly and so straight, without a ruckle and with her head just under the top of the bedclothes .
Clothing worn to bed .
Tom put his bedclothes on and went to sleep.
Synonyms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed
— see also bedlinen
Afrikaans: beddegoed kooigoed
Arabic: أَغْطِيَةُ السَّرِير f ( ʔaḡṭiyatu s-sarīr )
Azerbaijani: yorğan-döşək paltar (az)
Brunei Malay: cadar
Bulgarian: чаршафи (bg) pl ( čaršafi )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 床上 用品 ( chuángshàng yòngpǐn )
Czech: lůžkoviny f pl ložní prádlo n
Danish: sengelinned n sengetøj n
Dutch: beddengoed (nl) n
Esperanto: litkovrilo litkovriloj litaĵo
Finnish: liinavaatteet (fi) pl petivaatteet pl vuodevaatteet (fi) pl lakanat (fi) pl
French: linge de lit (fr) m
German: Bettwäsche (de) f Bettzeug (de) n
Greek:
Ancient Greek: ἐνεύναιον n ( eneúnaion )
Gujarati: પાગરણ n ( pāgraṇ ) , બિસ્તરો m ( bistaro ) , પથારી f ( pathārī )
Hungarian: ágynemű (hu)
Ingrian: alus
Irish: cóir leapa f córacha leapa f pl éadach leapa m éadaí leapa m pl línéadach leapa m
Italian: biancheria da letto f
Macedonian: постелнина f ( postelnina )
Maori: paraikete
Norwegian: sengetøy n
Polish: pościel (pl) m
Portuguese: roupa de cama (pt) f
Romanian: lenjerie de pat f așternut (ro) n
Scottish Gaelic: aodach-leapa m adhart m
Spanish: ropa de cama f
Swedish: sängkläder (sv) c pl