Laken

See also: laken

Dutch

Proper noun

Laken ?

  1. A Belgian municipality, near Brussels, site of the largest royal palace estate.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaːkən/, [ˈlaːkən], [ˈlaːkŋ̩]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German lāken, from Old Saxon lakan. The High German cognate Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhan, had already been declining in use when the form Laken was introduced during the pre-eminence of the Dutch and Northern German cloth industry (14th/15th centuries). Cognate with Dutch laken.

Noun

Laken n (genitive Lakens, plural Laken)

  1. sheet; bed sheet (linen used to cover mattresses or furniture, or sometimes instead of a blanket)
  2. (rare) other kinds of linens or large cloths
Declension
Declension of Laken
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Laken die Laken
genitive eines des Lakens der Laken
dative einem dem Laken den Laken
accusative ein das Laken die Laken
Synonyms

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

Laken

  1. plural of Lake

Further reading
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