linoleum

See also: linoléum and linóleum

English

linoleum floor, showing edge.

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

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɪˈnəʊli.əm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /lɪˈnoʊli.əm/

Noun

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: lino (colloquial)
    • 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

Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪnɔlɛʊ̯m/

Noun

linoleum n

  1. linoleum

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

linoleum n (uncountable)

  1. linoleum

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.ˈnɔ.leu̯m/, [l̺iˈn̺ɔːl̺eu̯m]
  • Hyphenation: li‧nò‧leum

Noun

linoleum m (invariable)

  1. linoleum

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

linolèum m (Cyrillic spelling линолѐум)

  1. linoleum

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