loude
English
Etymology
From Middle English loude, lude, from Old English hlȳd (“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewe- (“to hear”). Cognate with Scots lood, luid (“sound, noise, tone, voice”), West Frisian lûd (“sound, voice, vote, say”), Dutch geluid (“sound”), German Laut (“sound”), Swedish ljud (“sound”), Icelandic hljóð (“sound”).
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hlūd, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewtos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luːd/
Adjective
loude (inflected form loude, comparative loudere)
- Making a lot of noise or tending to do so; loud.
- (rare) Hearable; detectable by one's listening.
- (rare) Obvious, easily detectable or discoverable.
References
- “lǒud (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-01.
Etymology 2
From Old English hlūde, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluːd(ə)/
Adverb
loude (comparative louder)
- In a way that makes a lot of noise; loudly.
- (rare) Hearably; in a way that is detectable by one's listening.
- (rare) Obviously, in a way that is easily detectable or discoverable.
References
- “lǒude (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-01.
Etymology 3
From a conflation of Old English hlȳd (from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō) and Old Norse hljóð (from Proto-Germanic *hleuþą).
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