German

Noun

Lude m ‎(genitive Luden, plural Luden)

1. (colloquial) pimp

English

Noun

lude ‎(plural ludes)

1. A pill containing the drug methaqualone

Etymology 2

From Prelude

Noun

lude ‎(plural ludes)

1. A model of car

Anagrams

• duel, leud

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lúta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːdə/, [ˈluːðə]

Verb

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

1. lout, stoop

Synonyms

• hælde

Finnish

(index lu)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lude

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

Declension

Synonyms

• (bedbug): lutikka

Derived terms

• vesilude

Latin

Verb

lūde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lūdō

Middle English

Etymology

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
• luid (Scotland)

Noun

lude (plural luden)

1. 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

Descendants

• English: loude

Spanish

Verb

lude

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ludir.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of ludir.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ludir.