Laden

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See also: laden and Läden

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaːdən/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: La‧den

Etymology 1

From Middle High German laden, lade (“board; plank; shutter; shop”), from Old High German *lado, from Proto-Germanic *laþô. Probably akin to German Latte, English lath. Unrelated to Lade.

Noun

Laden m (strong, genitive Ladens, plural Läden, diminutive Lädchen n or Lädlein n)

  1. shop
    Synonym: Geschäft
    Wann schließen hier die Läden?
    When do the shops close around here?
  2. (informal) any establishment entertaining guests, especially a pub or bar, but also a hotel, restaurant, discotheque, etc.
    Was kostet denn das Bier hier in dem Laden?
    So how much is a beer in this place?
  3. (informal) a (usually organised) group of people and its affairs: a company, political party, club, school, etc.
    Ich bin den ganzen Laden so leid.
    I’m so fed up with the whole bunch.
    • 1994, Die Sterne (lyrics and music), “Universal Tellerwäscher”, in In Echt:
      Er muss wohnen und schlafen / Und vergessen / Dass gestern wie heute wird / Heute wie morgen / Und dass in diesem Laden herzlich wenig passiert
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  4. shutter (window shutter)
    Synonym: Fensterladen
Declension
Declension of Laden
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Laden die Läden, Laden1
genitive eines des Ladens der Läden, Laden1
dative einem dem Laden den Läden, Laden1
accusative einen den Laden die Läden, Laden1

1Rare.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cf. the verb laden.

Noun

Laden

  1. loading

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ladēn

  1. accusative singular of Ladē
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