luge

See also Lüge, and lugé

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /luːʒ/
• Rhymes: -uːʒ

Wikipedia

Etymology

From French luge, from Franco-Provençal, from Late Latin sclodia, from Gaulish stludio, akin to English sled and sleigh, Irish slaod 'raft, float', Old Breton stloit 'traction, sliding' (modern stlej 'sleigh'), Welsh llithr 'slide, slippage'.

Noun

luge (plural luges)

1. A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
2. The sport of racing on luges.

Translations

A racing sled

• Finnish: ohjaskelkka (fi)
• Hungarian: szánkó (hu)

• Japanese: リュージュ (ja) (ryūju)
• Norwegian: slede (no) m

The sport of racing on luges

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 無舵雪橇 (cmn), 无舵雪橇 (cmn) (wúduò xuěqiāo)

• Finnish: ohjaskelkkailu

• Hungarian: szánkó (hu), szánkózás (hu)
• Japanese: リュージュ (ja) (ryūju)

Verb

luge (third-person singular simple present luges, present participle luging, simple past and past participle luged)

1. To travel by luge
   • 2009 July 5, Jennifer Schuessler, “Inside the List”, New York Times:

     After the girlfriend luged to her death halfway down the icy slope, Ollestad had to pick his way down alone, following the trail of her blood.

Translations

to ride a luge

• Finnish: kelkkailla (fi)

Anagrams

• glue
• UGLE

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French

Wikipedia ^fr

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lyʒ/

Noun

luge f (plural luges)

1. (countable) luge (sled)
2. (uncountable) luge (sport)

Derived terms

• luger
• lugeur

Verb

luge

1. first-person singular present indicative of luger
2. third-person singular present indicative of luger
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of luger
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of luger
5. second-person singular imperative of luger

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Latin

Verb

lūgē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lūgeō

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Portuguese

Wikipedia ^pt

Pronunciation

• IPA: /luːʒ/

Noun

luge m (plural luges)

1. (uncountable) luge (sport)
2. (countable) luge (sled used in the sport)