Polyglot Dictionary

Leinen

/ˈlaɪ̯nən/

das noun B2

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

Meaning

  1. linen

    • Das Tischtuch ist aus Leinen.

      The tablecloth is made of linen.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

lin

lin is the French word for the same thing — both mean "linen."

Portuguese

linho

linho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "linen."

Practice

1 What does Leinen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Tischtuch ist aus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Leinen?

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