Polyglot Dictionary

Laken

/ˈlaːkn̩/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Laken

Meaning

  1. bed sheet

    • Das Laken ist frisch.

      The sheet is fresh.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Bettlaken

Near-total synonyms for "bed sheet"; Bettlaken is the fuller, explicit term, Laken is the shorter everyday word (though Laken alone can mean cloth or sheet more generally).

Similar in other languages

Spanish

lámina

Close — a bed sheet and lámina (sheet, plate) share the "sheet" concept.

Practice

1 What does Laken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ ist frisch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Laken?

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