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English
Etymology
Middle English palude, from Anglo-Norman palude, palud, palu, from Old French palu, from Latin palūs, palūdem. Reinforced (and with pronunciation influenced) by French palude, palud and Italian palude.
Noun
palude (plural paludes)
- (uncommon) A marsh or swamp.
French
Noun
palude m (plural paludes)
- Alternative form of palud
Further reading
Interlingua
Noun
palude (plural paludes)
- marsh, morass, swamp
Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin palūdem (“swamp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈlu.de/
- Rhymes: -ude
- Hyphenation: pa‧lù‧de
Noun
palude f (plural paludi)
- marsh, fen, swamp, bog
Derived terms
Further reading
- palude in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
palūde
- ablative singular of palūs
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin palūdem.
Pronunciation
Noun
palude m (plural paludes)
- wetland, marsh, swamp
- Synonyms: pântano; see also Thesaurus:pântano
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin palūdem. Doublet of paúl, which was inherited via a metathesized form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈlude/
- Rhymes: -ude
- Syllabification: pa‧lu‧de
Noun
palude f (plural paludes)
- Rare form of paúl.
Further reading