ludere

Danish

Alternative forms

• luddere

Noun

ludere c

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of luder

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Italian

Etymology

A Dantean Latinism borrowed from Latin lūdere, present active infinitive of lūdō (“I play”), of disputed origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.de.re/
• Rhymes: -udere
• Hyphenation: lù‧de‧re

Verb

ludere (obsolete)

1. to play
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso, Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XXX, page 534, lines 10–12:

     Non altrimenti il trïunfo che lude ¶ sempre dintorno al punto che mi vinse, ¶ parendo inchiuso da quel ch'elli inchiude

     Not otherwise the Triumph, which for ever plays round about the point that vanquished me, seeming enclosed by what itself encloses

Conjugation

• The verb is only attested in the third-person present indicative (lude).

Related terms

• ludibrio
• ludico
• ludicro
• ludo
• lusorio

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) lūdēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of lūdō

Verb

(deprecated template usage) lūdere

1. inflection of lūdō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative