Laden

See also: laden and Läden

German[edit]

From Middle High German laden, lade (“board; plank; shutter; shop”), from Old High German *lado, from Proto-Germanic *laþô. Probably akin to German Latte, English lath. Unrelated to Lade.

Laden m (strong, genitive Ladens, plural Läden, diminutive Lädchen n or Lädlein n)

shop
Synonym: Geschäft

Wann schließen hier die Läden?
When do the shops close around here?
(informal) any establishment entertaining guests, especially a pub or bar, but also a hotel, restaurant, discotheque, etc.
Was kostet denn das Bier hier in dem Laden?
So how much is a beer in this place?
(informal) a (usually organised) group of people and its affairs: a company, political party, club, school, etc.
Ich bin den ganzen Laden so leid.
I’m so fed up with the whole bunch.
- 1994, Die Sterne (lyrics and music), “Universal Tellerwäscher”, in In Echt:
  Er muss wohnen und schlafen / Und vergessen / Dass gestern wie heute wird / Heute wie morgen / Und dass in diesem Laden herzlich wenig passiert
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
shutter (window shutter)
Synonym: Fensterladen

Declension of Laden [masculine, strong]

¹Rare.

Cf. the verb laden.

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