# lut
## Albanian
### Alternative forms

* lus

### Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lutśi-, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewt-, *lewdʰ- (“song, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“to sound, resound, sing out”). Cognate to Latin laudo (“to praise”) and others. Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to duck; feign”). Compare Proto-Germanic *lutōną (“to conceal”) (whence English lote, Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “cheat, deceive”)), Lithuanian liūstù (“to be sad”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lut/, [lʊt], /lus/, [lʊs]
* IPA: /ʎut/, /ʎʊs/ (Gheg)

### Verb

lut (aorist luta, participle lutur)
* (transitive) to request, (kindly) ask for; to plead, to beg
    Synonym: lyp

#### Conjugation

* Show compound tenses:

#### Derived terms

* lutem
* lutës m
* lutje f
* lutur

### Further reading

* “lut”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
* FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
* Newmark, L. (1999) “lut”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* lutu, alut, alutu

### Etymology

From Latin lutum. Compare Romanian lut.

### Noun

lut
* clay, loam

#### Related terms

* lutos

## Danish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lut/, [lud̥]

### Noun

lut c (singular definite lutten, plural indefinite lutter)
* lute

#### Further reading

* lut on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## French
### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ly/
* Homophones: lu, lue, lues, lus, lût

#### Verb

lut
* third-person singular past historic of lire

### Etymology 2

From Middle French and Old French lut (12th c.), a borrowing from Latin lutum (“mud”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lyt/
* Homophones: luth, luths, luts, lutte, luttent, luttes

#### Noun

lut m (plural luts)
* lute, slip (kind of clay)

### Further reading

* “lut”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Middle High German
### Etymology

From Old High German lūt, from Proto-West Germanic *hlūd, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós, from *ḱlew- + *-tós.

### Adjective

lūt
* loud

#### Related terms

* liute

#### Descendants

* Central Franconian:
** Hunsrik: laut
* German: laut
** → Esperanto: laŭta

### References

* Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “LÛT”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
* "lūt" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Related to the verb lauge

### Noun

lut f or m (definite singular luta or luten, uncountable)
* lye (alkaline solution)

#### Derived terms

* lutefisk
* natronlut

### References

* “lut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lʉːt/

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse hlutr. Doublet of lott.

#### Noun

lut m (definite singular luten, indefinite plural luter or lutar, definite plural lutene or lutane)
* a part
    Synonym: del

### Etymology 2

Related to the verb lauga.

#### Noun

lut m or f (definite singular luten or luta, uncountable)
* lye (alkaline liquid)

##### Derived terms

* lutefisk
* natronlut

### Etymology 3

A clipping of lutdoven.

#### Alternative forms

* luta

#### Adverb

lut
* Used as an intensifier
    Eg er lut lei!
       I'm fed up

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

lut
* imperative of luta

### References

* “lut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* ult

## Old Dutch
### Alternative forms

* luut
* geluut

### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hleuþą (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-to-, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱlew- (“hear”).

### Noun

lūt
* sound

#### Descendants

* Middle Dutch: geluut, geluet, geluyt
** Dutch: geluid
*** Afrikaans: geluid
*** Petjo: heluit

### Adjective

lūt
* loud

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “lūt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

## Old High German
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlūd, whence also Old English hlūd (English loud).

### Adjective

lūt
* loud

#### Derived terms

* lūtī

#### Descendants

* Middle High German: lūt
** Central Franconian:
*** Hunsrik: laut
** German: laut
*** → Esperanto: laŭta

### References

* "lūt" in Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th edition 2014)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Lot. Doublet of łut.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlut/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ut
* Syllabification: lut
* Homophones: lód, lud

### Noun

lut m inan
* (uncountable) solder (any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small)
* (countable) solder joint

#### Derived terms

* lutować impf

### Further reading

* lut in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* lut in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* lut in PWN's encyclopedia

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin lutum (“mud”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

lut n (plural luturi)
* clay, loam
* mud, dirt

#### Synonyms

* argilă, humă

#### Related terms

* lutos

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lʉːt/
* Rhymes: -ʉːt

### Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to bathe, wash”); compare Proto-Germanic *lauþrą (“lather, foam”) and *laugō (“lye, soap”).

#### Noun

lut c (uncountable)
* 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

##### Derived terms

* luta
* lutfisk
* natronlut

### Etymology 2

Deverbal from luta

#### Noun

lut n (uncountable)
* (chiefly in compounds) slope
    medlutdownward slope ("with-slope")
    motlutupward slope ("against-slope")

##### Derived terms

* ligga på lut
* medlut
* motlut

### References

* lut in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* lut in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* lut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Volapük
### 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.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lut/

### Noun

lut (uncountable luts)
* air

#### Declension

$^1$ status as a case is disputed $^2$ in later, non-classical Volapük only

## Zou
### Verb

lut
* enter

#### References

* http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf