linoleum
English
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Etymology
Coined c. 1864 by inventor Frederick Walton, 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.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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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Translations
inexpensive waterproof covering
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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Noun
linoleum n
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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linoleum n (uncountable)
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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Noun
linoleum m (uncountable)
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from English linoleum.
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Noun
linolèum m (Cyrillic spelling линолѐум)
Declension
Declension of linoleum
singular | |
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nominative | linoleum |
genitive | linoleuma |
dative | linoleumu |
accusative | linoleum |
vocative | linoleume |
locative | linoleumu |
instrumental | linoleumom |
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