lude

See also Lude

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English lude (“noise, clamor, sound”), from Old English hlȳd (“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewe- (“to hear”). Cognate with Scots lood, luid (“sound, noise, tone, voice”), Dutch geluid (“sound”), German Laut (“sound”), Swedish ljud (“sound”), Icelandic hljóð (“sound”).

Alternative forms

• lood, loude
• luid (Scotland)

Noun

lude (plural luden)

1. (obsolete) Sound, noise, clamor

   Þa hunten wenden æfter mid muchelen heora lude. — Layamon's Brut

   Þa luden heo iherden of þan Rom-leoden. — Layamon's Brut

Etymology 2

From Quaalude™

Noun

lude (plural ludes)

1. A pill containing the drug methaqualone

Etymology 3

From Prelude™

Noun

lude (plural ludes)

1. A model of car

Anagrams

• duel, leud

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lúta.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /luːdə/, [ˈluːðə]

Verb

lude (imperative lud, infinitive at lude, present tense luder, past tense ludede, past participle har ludet)

1. lout, stoop

Synonyms

• hælde

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Finnish

(index lu)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlude(ʔ)/
• Hyphenation: lu‧de
• Rhymes: -e

Noun

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lude

1. a bedbug
2. a bug (an insect of the order Hemiptera)

Declension

Declension of lude (type hame) singular plural nominative lude luteet genitive luteen luteiden luteitten partitive ludetta luteita accusative lude luteen luteet inessive luteessa luteissa elative luteesta luteista illative luteeseen luteisiin luteihin adessive luteella luteilla ablative luteelta luteilta allative luteelle luteille essive luteena luteina translative luteeksi luteiksi instructive – lutein abessive luteetta luteitta comitative – luteineen

Synonyms

• (bedbug): lutikka

Derived terms

• vesilude

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Latin

Verb

lūde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lūdō