Meaning
linen, flax
- textile woven from flax fibers
- the cultivated flax plant or its seeds
In a sentence
D'estate preferisco indossare camicie fresche di lino.
In the summer, I prefer wearing cool linen shirts.
Ho comprato delle tovaglie di puro lino per la cucina.
I bought some pure linen tablecloths for the kitchen.
I semi di lino sono molto ricchi di proprietà nutritive.
Flaxseeds are very rich in nutritional properties.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lino | masculine · singular |
| lini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Mostly uncountable when referring to fabric or seeds ('semi di lino').