Laken

See also: laken

Dutch

Etymology

The name is of Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *laku (“stream, lake, pool”) (compare German Lache), referring to the Molenbeek stream.

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

Borrowed from Middle Low German lāken, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną (“sheet, cloth”).

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 (strong, 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

Declension of Laken [neuter, strong]

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

Synonyms

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

Hyponyms

• (sheet): Baumwolllaken, Leinenlaken

See also

• Decke

Etymology 2

Noun

Laken

1. plural of Lake

Further reading

• “Laken” in Duden online
• “Laken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache