Luder

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German luoder, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-. Perhaps related to Latin latēre (to hide)[1] or from the same ultimate source as the verb laden (to invite),[2] considering the sense of summoning, baiting.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈluːdɐ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Lu‧der

Noun[edit]

Luder n (strong, genitive Luders, plural Luder)

  1. (hunting) bait
  2. (derogatory) slut, ho

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Luder”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 450
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Luder”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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