lude

See also: Lude, 'lude, Lùdé, lüde, and Le Lude

English

Etymology

Apheretic form of Quaalude.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lude (plural ludes)

1. (slang) A pill containing the drug methaqualone.
   • 2009 December 10, Dave Chernin & Charlie Day, “The Gang Reignites the Rivalry” (7:08 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia‎, season 5, episode 12, spoken by Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito):

     “Dennis, these guys are badass shitheads. Oh, man. You got any ludes?” “Ludes? I don't think they make those anymore, man.” “Gum?” “We got Rita-rall.” “"Rita-rall"?” “Yeah.” “What's Rita-rall? Ooh, snortski. Oh, mmm... (snorting) Oh! Ooh, that's tasty stuff. Zap him again.”

Verb

lude (third-person singular simple present ludes, present participle luding, simple past and past participle luded)

1. (slang, intransitive) To get high on Quaalude.

Alternative forms

• 'lude

Anagrams

• ULed, duel, leud, lued

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 ludet)

1. lout, stoop

Conjugation

Conjugation of lude

active passive present luder — past ludede — infinitive lude — imperative lud — participle present ludende past ludet (auxiliary verb have) gerund luden

Synonyms

• hælde

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ludëk (compare Veps ludeg, Võro lutõq). Related to Estonian lutikas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈludeˣ/, [ˈlude̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ude
• Syllabification^(key): lu‧de
• Hyphenation^(key): lu‧de

Noun

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lude

1. bedbug
   • 1967, “Ryysyranta”, Emil Retee (lyrics), Irwin Goodman (music), performed by Irwin Goodman:

     Siellä on kirppuja, luteita, täitä
     seassa lapsia pellavapäitä
     itkua parkua jatkuvaa

     Where there are fleas, bedbugs, lice
     and among them children with flaxen hair
     crying and wailing nonstop

2. bug (insect of the order Hemiptera)

Declension

Inflection of lude (Kotus type 48*F/hame, t-d gradation)
nominative		lude	luteet
genitive		luteen	luteiden luteitten
partitive		ludetta	luteita
illative		luteeseen	luteisiin luteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lude	luteet
accusative	nom.	lude	luteet
	gen.	luteen
genitive		luteen	luteiden luteitten
partitive		ludetta	luteita
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
abessive		luteetta	luteitta
instructive		—	lutein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lude (Kotus type 48*F/hame, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative luteeni luteeni accusative nom. luteeni luteeni gen. luteeni genitive luteeni luteideni luteitteni partitive ludettani luteitani inessive luteessani luteissani elative luteestani luteistani illative luteeseeni luteisiini luteihini adessive luteellani luteillani ablative luteeltani luteiltani allative luteelleni luteilleni essive luteenani luteinani translative luteekseni luteikseni abessive luteettani luteittani instructive — — comitative — luteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative luteesi luteesi accusative nom. luteesi luteesi gen. luteesi genitive luteesi luteidesi luteittesi partitive ludettasi luteitasi inessive luteessasi luteissasi elative luteestasi luteistasi illative luteeseesi luteisiisi luteihisi adessive luteellasi luteillasi ablative luteeltasi luteiltasi allative luteellesi luteillesi essive luteenasi luteinasi translative luteeksesi luteiksesi abessive luteettasi luteittasi instructive — — comitative — luteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative luteemme luteemme accusative nom. luteemme luteemme gen. luteemme genitive luteemme luteidemme luteittemme partitive ludettamme luteitamme inessive luteessamme luteissamme elative luteestamme luteistamme illative luteeseemme luteisiimme luteihimme adessive luteellamme luteillamme ablative luteeltamme luteiltamme allative luteellemme luteillemme essive luteenamme luteinamme translative luteeksemme luteiksemme abessive luteettamme luteittamme instructive — — comitative — luteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative luteenne luteenne accusative nom. luteenne luteenne gen. luteenne genitive luteenne luteidenne luteittenne partitive ludettanne luteitanne inessive luteessanne luteissanne elative luteestanne luteistanne illative luteeseenne luteisiinne luteihinne adessive luteellanne luteillanne ablative luteeltanne luteiltanne allative luteellenne luteillenne essive luteenanne luteinanne translative luteeksenne luteiksenne abessive luteettanne luteittanne instructive — — comitative — luteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative luteensa luteensa accusative nom. luteensa luteensa gen. luteensa genitive luteensa luteidensa luteittensa partitive ludettaan ludettansa luteitaan luteitansa inessive luteessaan luteessansa luteissaan luteissansa elative luteestaan luteestansa luteistaan luteistansa illative luteeseensa luteisiinsa luteihinsa adessive luteellaan luteellansa luteillaan luteillansa ablative luteeltaan luteeltansa luteiltaan luteiltansa allative luteelleen luteellensa luteilleen luteillensa essive luteenaan luteenansa luteinaan luteinansa translative luteekseen luteeksensa luteikseen luteiksensa abessive luteettaan luteettansa luteittaan luteittansa instructive — — comitative — luteineen luteinensa

Synonyms

• (bedbug): lutikka, seinälude

Derived terms

• lutikka

compounds

• kunelude
• linssilude
• marjalude
• nurmitähkälude
• peltolude
• seinälude
• tarhalude
• tähkälude
• vesilude

Further reading

• “lude”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.de/
• Rhymes: -ude
• Hyphenation: lù‧de

Verb

lude

1. third-person singular present indicative of ludere

Latin

Verb

lūde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lūdō

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From luut +‎ -e.

Adverb

lude

1. loudly

Descendants

• Dutch: luid

Further reading

• “lude (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “lude (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hlȳd (“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Influenced by Old Norse hljóð (from Proto-Germanic *hleuþą). The final vowel is generalised from Old English inflected forms.

Alternative forms

• loude

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːd(ə)/, /ˈliu̯d(ə)/

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 (obsolete)
• Scots: lood, luid

References

• “lūde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 October 2018.

Etymology 2

Noun

lude

1. alternative form of lede (“people”)

Etymology 3

Adjective

lude

1. alternative form of lewed (“people”)

Etymology 4

Adverb

lude

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of loude (“loudly”)

Etymology 5

Proper noun

lude

1. (Southern) alternative form of Lyde

Romanian

Noun

lude m (plural luzi)

1. alternative form of liude

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	lude	ludeul		luzi	luzii
genitive-dative	lude	ludeului		luzi	luzilor
vocative	ludeule			luzilor

Spanish

Verb

lude

1. inflection of ludir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative