Leinenlaken

German

Etymology

Leinen (“linen”) +‎ Laken (“sheet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯nənˌlaːkn̩/

Noun

Leinenlaken n (strong, genitive Leinenlakens, plural Leinenlaken)

linen sheet
Leinenlaken halten doppelt so lange wie Baumwolllaken. ― Linen sheets are twice as durable as cotton sheets

Declension

Declension of Leinenlaken [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Leinenlaken	die	Leinenlaken
genitive	eines	des	Leinenlakens	der	Leinenlaken
dative	einem	dem	Leinenlaken	den	Leinenlaken
accusative	ein	das	Leinenlaken	die	Leinenlaken

Hypernyms

Bettlaken

Coordinate terms

Baumwolllaken

Related terms

Leinenhemd, Leinenhose

Further reading

“Leinenlaken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Leinenlaken” in Duden online

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