linoleum

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.

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

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.

• lino

• oilcloth

• linoleum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from English linoleum.

• IPA^(key): /lɪnɔlɛʊ̯m/

linoleum n

1. linoleum

• lino

Borrowed from English linoleum.

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

linoleum n (uncountable)

1. linoleum

• marmoleum

• lijnolie

Borrowed from English linoleum.

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

linoleum m (invariable)

1. linoleum

• linoleista

Borrowed from English linoleum.

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

linolèum m (Cyrillic spelling линолѐум)

1. linoleum