laden

See also: Laden and Läden

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

See lade.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdən/
• Rhymes: -eɪdən

AdjectiveEdit

laden (comparative more laden, superlative most laden)

1. Weighed down with a load, burdened.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     The other men were variously burthened; some carrying picks and shovels—for that had been the very first necessary they brought ashore from the Hispaniola—others laden with pork, bread, and brandy for the midday meal.

2. Heavy.

   His comments were laden with deeper meaning.

3. Oppressed.
   • 1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, OCLC 7780546; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., 55 Fifth Avenue, [1933], OCLC 2666860, page 0016:

     Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; […].

4. (chemistry) In the form of an adsorbate or adduct.

   Once laden it is easy to regenerate the adsorbent and retrieve the adsorbed species as a gas.

TranslationsEdit

weighed down with a load, burdened

• Dutch: geladen (nl)
• Estonian: koorem, kohustus
• French: chargé (fr) m, chargée (fr) f
• Maori: tōpaparu, paruparu

• Norwegian: nedlastet
• Portuguese: carregado (pt)
• Spanish: cargado (es)

heavy

• Dutch: geladen (nl), zwaar (nl)
• Estonian: raske

• French: chargé (fr) m, chargée (fr) f

VerbEdit

laden

1. past participle of lade

AnagramsEdit

• Alden, Nelda, eland, lande, laned, lean'd, naled

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DanishEdit

NounEdit

laden c

1. singular definite of lade
2. verbal noun to lade (singular definite form only), letting, having, making, seeming, pretending
3. verbal noun to lade (singular definite form only), loading, charging

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːdə(n)/
• Rhymes: -aːdən

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Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch lāden, from Old Dutch *ladan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.

VerbEdit

laden

1. to load (cargo), (a weapon), (data)
2. to charge (with electricity)

InflectionEdit

Inflection of laden (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive	laden
past singular	laadde
past participle	geladen
infinitive	laden
gerund	laden n
verbal noun	—
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	laad	laadde
2nd person sing. (jij)	laadt	laadde
2nd person sing. (u)	laadt	laadde
2nd person sing. (gij)	laadt	laadde
3rd person singular	laadt	laadde
plural	laden	laadden
subjunctive sing.1	lade	laadde
subjunctive plur.1	laden	laadden
imperative sing.	laad
imperative plur.1	laadt
participles	ladend	geladen
1) Archaic.

Derived termsEdit

• laadstation
• laadschop
• beladen
• herladen
• inladen
• opladen
• overladen
• uitladen

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle Dutch laden, from Old Dutch *lathon, from Proto-Germanic *laþōną (“to call”).

VerbEdit

laden

1. (archaic) to convocate
2. (archaic) to invite

InflectionEdit

Inflection of laden (weak)
infinitive	laden
past singular	laadde
past participle	gelaad
infinitive	laden
gerund	laden n
verbal noun	—
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	laad	laadde
2nd person sing. (jij)	laadt	laadde
2nd person sing. (u)	laadt	laadde
2nd person sing. (gij)	laadt	laadde
3rd person singular	laadt	laadde
plural	laden	laadden
subjunctive sing.1	lade	laadde
subjunctive plur.1	laden	laadden
imperative sing.	laad
imperative plur.1	laadt
participles	ladend	gelaad
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3Edit

See etymology on the main entry.

NounEdit

laden

1. Plural form of lade

AnagramsEdit

• dalen, eland, lande

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːdən/, [-dən], [-dn̩]
• Hyphenation: la‧den

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle High German laden (strong verb), from Old High German hladan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.

VerbEdit

laden (class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present lädt, past tense lud, past participle geladen, past subjunctive lüde, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to load (something) e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up
2. (transitive, intransitive, weaponry) to load (some weapon)
3. (transitive, computing) to load (some data) from a store
4. (transitive, computing) to download from a network
5. (transitive, engineering) to charge (a battery or capacitor) with electricity

SynonymsEdit

• (to load up): aufbürden, aufladen, auflasten, aufnehmen, aufpacken, befrachten, beladen, bepacken, beschweren, einladen, stauen, unterbringen, verladen, verstauen, vollladen, vollpacken
• (to load a weapon): nachladen
• (to download): downloaden, herunterladen, runterladen, übertragen
• (to charge): aufladen, elektrisieren

AntonymsEdit

• (to load up): abladen, ausladen, herausholen, herausnehmen, herunternehmen, löschen

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• abladen
• aufladen
• ausladen
• beiladen
• beladen
• einladen
• entladen
• herunterladen
• Ladefläche

• Ladegut
• Ladekapazität
• Ladeklappe
• nachladen
• überladen
• umladen
• verladen
• vollladen
• zuladen

Related termsEdit

• Lade
• Laden
• Lader
• Ladung

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle High German laden (weak verb, but also strong) from Old High German ladon, from Proto-Germanic *laþōną.

VerbEdit

laden (class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present lädt or ladet, past tense lud, past participle geladen, past subjunctive lüde, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to invite

   Synonym: einladen

2. (transitive, law) to summon

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of laden

infinitive		laden
present participle		ladend
past participle		geladen
auxiliary		haben
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich lade	wir laden	i	ich lade	wir laden
	du lädst	ihr ladet		du ladest	ihr ladet
	er lädt	sie laden		er lade	sie laden
preterite	ich lud	wir luden	ii	ich lüde	wir lüden
	du ludest / ludst	ihr ludet		du lüdest	ihr lüdet
	er lud	sie luden		er lüde	sie lüden
imperative	lad (du) lade (du)	ladet (ihr)

Composed forms of laden

perfect
indicative	ich habe geladen	wir haben geladen	subjunctive	ich habe geladen	wir haben geladen
	du hast geladen	ihr habt geladen		du habest geladen	ihr habet geladen
	er hat geladen	sie haben geladen		er habe geladen	sie haben geladen
pluperfect
indicative	ich hatte geladen	wir hatten geladen	subjunctive	ich hätte geladen	wir hätten geladen
	du hattest geladen	ihr hattet geladen		du hättest geladen	ihr hättet geladen
	er hatte geladen	sie hatten geladen		er hätte geladen	sie hätten geladen
future i
infinitive	laden werden		subjunctive i	ich werde laden	wir werden laden
				du werdest laden	ihr werdet laden
				er werde laden	sie werden laden
indicative	ich werde laden	wir werden laden	subjunctive ii	ich würde laden	wir würden laden
	du wirst laden	ihr werdet laden		du würdest laden	ihr würdet laden
	er wird laden	sie werden laden		er würde laden	sie würden laden
future ii
infinitive	geladen haben werden		subjunctive i	ich werde geladen haben	wir werden geladen haben
				du werdest geladen haben	ihr werdet geladen haben
				er werde geladen haben	sie werden geladen haben
indicative	ich werde geladen haben	wir werden geladen haben	subjunctive ii	ich würde geladen haben	wir würden geladen haben
	du wirst geladen haben	ihr werdet geladen haben		du würdest geladen haben	ihr würdet geladen haben
	er wird geladen haben	sie werden geladen haben		er würde geladen haben	sie würden geladen haben

Derived termsEdit

• ausladen
• einladen
• vorladen

Related termsEdit

• Laden

Further readingEdit

• “laden#1” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “laden#2” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• laden in Duden online
• laden in Duden online

AnagramsEdit

• lande, Lande, Nadel

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Low GermanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Low German lāden, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːdn̩/, /ˈlaːdən/

VerbEdit

laden (past singular laad, past participle laadt or laden, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to load (something) e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up
2. (transitive, intransitive, weaponry) to load (some weapon)
3. (transitive, computing) to load (some data) from a store
4. (transitive, computing) to download from a network
5. (transitive, engineering) to charge (a battery or capacitor) with electricity

SynonymsEdit

• (to load up): opsacken, opladen, oppuckeln, oplasten, opnehmen, oppacken, befrachten, beladen, bepacken, inladen, stauen, ünnerbringen, verladen, verstauen, vullladen, vullpacken
• (to load a weapon): naladen
• (to download): downloaden, rünnerladen, överdregen
• (to charge): opladen, elektriseren

AntonymsEdit

• (to load up): afladen, utladen, ruthalen, rutnehmen, rünnernehmen, löschen

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of laden (weak verb with strong past participle)

infinitive	laden
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	laad	laad
2nd person singular	laadst	laadst
3rd person singular	laadt	laad
plural	laadt	laden
imperative	present	—
singular	laad
plural	laadt
participle	present	past
	laden	laadt/laden
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle Low German lāden, from Old Saxon lathōn, from Proto-Germanic *laþōną.

VerbEdit

laden (past singular laad, past participle laadt or laden, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive) to invite (someone)
2. (transitive, law) to summon

SynonymsEdit

• (to invite): inladen

Derived termsEdit

• utladen
• inladen
• vörladen

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of laden (weak verb with strong past participle)

infinitive	laden
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	laad	laad
2nd person singular	laadst	laadst
3rd person singular	laadt	laad
plural	laadt	laden
imperative	present	—
singular	laad
plural	laadt
participle	present	past
	laden	laadt/laden
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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MalayEdit

VerbEdit

laden

1. to serve, attend

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Middle DutchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Dutch *ladan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.

VerbEdit

lāden

1. to load (goods)
2. to load (onto a beast of burden)
3. to burden (with a task)

InflectionEdit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

DescendantsEdit

• Dutch: laden
• Limburgish: laaje

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Dutch *lathon, from Proto-Germanic *laþōną (“to call”).

VerbEdit

lāden

1. (eastern) to call, to summon

InflectionEdit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

DescendantsEdit

• Dutch: laden

Further readingEdit

• “laden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “laden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
• “laden (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929