# linoleum
## English
### Etymology

From Latin līnum (“flax”) +‎ oleum (“oil”). Coined by English manufacturer and inventor Frederick Walton c. 1864 and 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: /lɪˈnəʊli.əm/
* (US) IPA: /lɪˈnoʊli.əm/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### 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.

#### Derived terms

* lino
* linoleum knife

#### See also

* oilcloth

### Further reading

* linoleum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɪnolɛu̯m]
* Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um

### Noun

linoleum n
* linoleum
    Synonym: lino

#### Declension
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌliˈnoː.leː.ʏm/, /ˌliˈnoː.li.ʏm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um

### Noun

linoleum n (uncountable)
* linoleum

#### Derived terms

* marmoleum

#### Related terms

* lijnolie

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /linoˈleum/ [li.noˈle.ʊm]
* Rhymes: -eum
* Syllabification: li‧no‧le‧um

### Noun

linoleum (plural linoleum-linoleum)
* linoleum

### Further reading

* “linoleum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English linoleum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liˈnɔ.lewm/
* Rhymes: -ɔlewm
* Hyphenation: li‧nò‧leum

### Noun

linoleum m (invariable)
* linoleum

#### Related terms

* linoleista

### Anagrams

* milleuno

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.

### Noun

linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)
* linoleum

### References

* “linoleum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “linoleum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.

### Noun

linoleum m (definite singular linoleumen, uncountable)
* linoleum

#### Usage notes

* Prior to 1959, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.

### References

* “linoleum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
* “linoleum”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /li.nɔˈlɛ.um/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛum
* Syllabification: li‧no‧le‧um

### Noun

linoleum n
* linoleum

#### Declension
### Further reading

* linoleum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* linoleum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French linoléum.

### Noun

linoleum n (plural linoleumuri)
* linoleum

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /linolěum/
* Hyphenation: li‧no‧le‧um

### Noun

linolèum m (Cyrillic spelling линолѐум)
* linoleum

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Etymology

Borrowed from English linoleum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʎinɔʎeum]

### Noun

linoleum n
* linoleum
    Synonym: lino

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “linoleum”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Noun

linoleum n or c
* linoleum

#### Derived terms

* linoleumkniv
* linoleumsnitt (“linocut”)

#### See also

* korkmatta

### References

* linoleum in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* linoleum in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* linoleum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)