Dutch

Proper noun

Laken ?

1. A Belgian municipality, near Brussels, site of the largest royal palace estate.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːkən/, [ˈlaːkən], [ˈlaːkŋ̩]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German lāken, from Old Saxon lakan. The High German cognate Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhan, had already been declining in use when the form Laken was introduced during the pre-eminence of the Dutch and Northern German cloth industry (14th/15th centuries). Cognate with Dutch laken.

Noun

Laken n ‎(genitive Lakens, plural Laken)

1. sheet; bed sheet (linen used to cover mattresses or furniture, or sometimes instead of a blanket)
2. (rare) other kinds of linens or large cloths

Declension

Synonyms

• (sheet): Bettlaken, Betttuch
• (linen): Tuch

See also

• Decke

Etymology 2

Noun

Laken

1. plural of Lake

Dutch

Noun

laken n ‎(plural lakens, diminutive lakentje n)

1. a type of woollen fabric, very sought-after for clothing in the feudal era (uncountable)
2. bedsheet

Derived terms

laken

1. Plural form of laak

Verb

laken

1. (transitive) to criticize, reproach, denounce

   De gasten van dat groezelig motel laken tevergeefs de gebrekkige hygiëne van de lakens.‎

   The guests in that sleazy motel denounce in vain the poor sheets hygiene

Inflection

Derived terms

• laakbaar

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German laken.

Noun

laken n ‎(definite singular lakenet, indefinite plural laken or lakener, definite plural lakena or lakenene)

1. a bedsheet

Derived terms

• hvit som et laken

Etymology 2

Noun

laken m

1. definite singular of lake

References

• “laken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

laken m

1. definite singular of lake

Swedish

Noun

laken

1. definite singular of lake