laude

See also: laudé

Estonian

Noun

laude

1. partitive plural of laud

Finnish

Etymology

From lauta +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯deˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯de̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑude
• Syllabification^(key): lau‧de
• Hyphenation^(key): lau‧de

Noun

laude

1. (in the plural or in compounds) the bench in a sauna
2. (in the plural, informal) synonym of näyttämö (“stage”)

Declension

Inflection of laude (Kotus type 48*F/hame, t-d gradation)
nominative		laude	lauteet
genitive		lauteen	lauteiden lauteitten
partitive		laudetta	lauteita
illative		lauteeseen	lauteisiin lauteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laude	lauteet
accusative	nom.	laude	lauteet
	gen.	lauteen
genitive		lauteen	lauteiden lauteitten
partitive		laudetta	lauteita
inessive		lauteessa	lauteissa
elative		lauteesta	lauteista
illative		lauteeseen	lauteisiin lauteihin
adessive		lauteella	lauteilla
ablative		lauteelta	lauteilta
allative		lauteelle	lauteille
essive		lauteena	lauteina
translative		lauteeksi	lauteiksi
abessive		lauteetta	lauteitta
instructive		—	lautein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of laude (Kotus type 48*F/hame, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lauteeni lauteeni accusative nom. lauteeni lauteeni gen. lauteeni genitive lauteeni lauteideni lauteitteni partitive laudettani lauteitani inessive lauteessani lauteissani elative lauteestani lauteistani illative lauteeseeni lauteisiini lauteihini adessive lauteellani lauteillani ablative lauteeltani lauteiltani allative lauteelleni lauteilleni essive lauteenani lauteinani translative lauteekseni lauteikseni abessive lauteettani lauteittani instructive — — comitative — lauteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lauteesi lauteesi accusative nom. lauteesi lauteesi gen. lauteesi genitive lauteesi lauteidesi lauteittesi partitive laudettasi lauteitasi inessive lauteessasi lauteissasi elative lauteestasi lauteistasi illative lauteeseesi lauteisiisi lauteihisi adessive lauteellasi lauteillasi ablative lauteeltasi lauteiltasi allative lauteellesi lauteillesi essive lauteenasi lauteinasi translative lauteeksesi lauteiksesi abessive lauteettasi lauteittasi instructive — — comitative — lauteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lauteemme lauteemme accusative nom. lauteemme lauteemme gen. lauteemme genitive lauteemme lauteidemme lauteittemme partitive laudettamme lauteitamme inessive lauteessamme lauteissamme elative lauteestamme lauteistamme illative lauteeseemme lauteisiimme lauteihimme adessive lauteellamme lauteillamme ablative lauteeltamme lauteiltamme allative lauteellemme lauteillemme essive lauteenamme lauteinamme translative lauteeksemme lauteiksemme abessive lauteettamme lauteittamme instructive — — comitative — lauteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lauteenne lauteenne accusative nom. lauteenne lauteenne gen. lauteenne genitive lauteenne lauteidenne lauteittenne partitive laudettanne lauteitanne inessive lauteessanne lauteissanne elative lauteestanne lauteistanne illative lauteeseenne lauteisiinne lauteihinne adessive lauteellanne lauteillanne ablative lauteeltanne lauteiltanne allative lauteellenne lauteillenne essive lauteenanne lauteinanne translative lauteeksenne lauteiksenne abessive lauteettanne lauteittanne instructive — — comitative — lauteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lauteensa lauteensa accusative nom. lauteensa lauteensa gen. lauteensa genitive lauteensa lauteidensa lauteittensa partitive laudettaan laudettansa lauteitaan lauteitansa inessive lauteessaan lauteessansa lauteissaan lauteissansa elative lauteestaan lauteestansa lauteistaan lauteistansa illative lauteeseensa lauteisiinsa lauteihinsa adessive lauteellaan lauteellansa lauteillaan lauteillansa ablative lauteeltaan lauteeltansa lauteiltaan lauteiltansa allative lauteelleen lauteellensa lauteilleen lauteillensa essive lauteenaan lauteenansa lauteinaan lauteinansa translative lauteekseen lauteeksensa lauteikseen lauteiksensa abessive lauteettaan lauteettansa lauteittaan lauteittansa instructive — — comitative — lauteineen lauteinensa

Derived terms

• alalauteet (“lower seat in the sauna, lower rows in audience”)
• laudeliina
• lauteilla (“in the sauna”)
• lauteille (“into the sauna”)
• lauteilta (“from the sauna”)
• ylälauteet (“upper seat in the sauna, upper rows in audience”)

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “laude”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaw.de/
• Rhymes: -awde
• Hyphenation: làu‧de

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin laus, laudem. Doublet of lode.

Noun

laude f (plural laudi)

1. (poetic) praise

   Synonyms: encomio, lode

2. (Catholicism, in the plural) a part of the Liturgy of the Hours for use in the morning
3. (historical) synonym of lauda (“medieval poetry work with religious themes”)

Related terms

• laudare

Further reading

• laude in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

laude f pl

1. plural of lauda

Latin

Noun

laude f

1. ablative singular of laus

Portuguese

Verb

laude

1. inflection of laudar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈla.ude]

Verb

laude

1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of lăuda

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaude/ [ˈlau̯.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -aude
• Syllabification: lau‧de

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin lapidem (“stone; gravestone”). Doublet of lápida.

Noun

laude f (plural laudes)

1. tombstone

Related terms

• lápida
• lápiz

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin laudem (“praise, glory; fame”).

Noun

laude f (plural laudes)

1. (archaic) praise

   Synonym: alabanza

Related terms

• laudar
• loar

Etymology 3

Verb

laude

1. inflection of laudar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “laude”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025