lut

Alternative forms

• lus

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lutśi-, from Proto-Indo-European *leuT-. Cognate to Latin laudo (“to praise”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍉𐌽 (liuþōn, “to sing”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *leud 'to bend, bent, small'. Compare Lithuanian liūstù (“be sad”), Old English lutian (“hide, conceal lie, lurk”), lȳt (“small”), Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “cheat, deceive”), Old Norse ljotr (“ugly”).

Noun

lut

1. to beg, pray, request

Alternative forms

• lutu, alut, alutu

Etymology

From Latin lutum. Compare Daco-Romanian lut.

Noun

lut

1. clay, loam

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German lute (“lute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lut/, [lud̥]

Noun

lut c (singular definite lutten, plural indefinite lutter)

1. lute

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

From Latin lutum (“mud”).

Further reading

• “lut” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Related to the verb lauge

Noun

lut f, m (definite singular luta or luten, uncountable)

1. lye (alkaline solution)

References

• “lut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʉːt/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hlutr.

Etymology 2

Related to the verb lauga.

References

• “lut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, whence also Old English hlūd.

Adjective

lūt

1. loud

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lut/

• Audio

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• Homophones: lód, lud

Noun

lut m inan

1. solder joint
2. solder

Etymology

From Latin lutum (“mud”).

Noun

lut n (plural luturi)

1. clay, loam

Noun

lut (uncountable)

1. lye (a strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium or sodium salts)

   Från filtret går luten tillbaks till kokaren

   From the filter, the lye returns to the boiler

2. inclination, the degree of sloping

See also

• ligga på lut

Etymology

Borrowed from German Luft (“air”). (The 'f' removed because it wouldn't quite conform to Volapük phonotactics, and would make the word appear too a posteriori.)

Noun

lut (uncountable luts)

1. air