Laden

Meaning

1. (masculine,strong) shop
2. (informal,masculine,strong) any establishment entertaining guests, especially a pub or bar, but also a hotel, restaurant, discotheque, etc.
3. (informal,masculine,strong) a (usually organised) group of people and its affairs: a company, political party, club, school, etc.
4. (masculine,strong) shutter (window shutter)

Hyphenated as

La‧den

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaːdən/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Laden wir Papst Benedikt in das Europäische Parlament ein .

Let's invite Pope Benedict to the European Parliament.

Der Laden hat montags bis freitags von acht bis achtzehn Uhr geöffnet .

The store is open Monday to Friday from eight to six o'clock.