From Middle English loude, lude, from Old English hlȳd (“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).
Cognate with Scots lood, luid (“sound, noise, tone, voice”), West Frisian lûd (“sound, voice, vote, say”), Dutch geluid (“sound”), German Laut (“sound”), Swedish ljud (“sound”), Icelandic hljóð (“sound”).
loude (plural loudes)
Borrowed from Sami, compare Northern Sami loavdda.
loude
Inflection of loude (Kotus type 48*F/hame, t-d gradation) | |||
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nominative | loude | louteet | |
genitive | louteen | louteiden louteitten | |
partitive | loudetta | louteita | |
illative | louteeseen | louteisiin louteihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | loude | louteet | |
accusative | nom. | loude | louteet |
gen. | louteen | ||
genitive | louteen | louteiden louteitten | |
partitive | loudetta | louteita | |
inessive | louteessa | louteissa | |
elative | louteesta | louteista | |
illative | louteeseen | louteisiin louteihin | |
adessive | louteella | louteilla | |
ablative | louteelta | louteilta | |
allative | louteelle | louteille | |
essive | louteena | louteina | |
translative | louteeksi | louteiksi | |
abessive | louteetta | louteitta | |
instructive | — | loutein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Inherited from Old English hlūde, from Proto-West Germanic *hlūdō, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdô; compare loud.
loude (comparative louder)
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